The Sweet and the Bitter

Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".

Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio

as Saro Scordia

Donatella Finocchiaro

as Ada

Gaetano Bruno

as Mimmo

Renato Carpentieri

as Vicari

Toni Gambino

as Gaetano

Fabrizio Gifuni

as Stefano

Ornella Giusto

as Antonia

Pier Luigi Misasi

as Cosimo

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