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Claudio Castrogiovanni
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Malena
12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is presumed dead, and, through his soul, we see his love for her.
Anti-Mafia Squad
Fighting a modern, fragmented and brutal Mafia, the Sicilian Anti-Mafia Squad seeks to crush the criminal network that holds a death grip on the region. Sophisticated surveillance helps, unless the enemy lies within.
Leonardo
A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for perfection.
The Hunter
The story of Saverio Barone, a young prosecutor who in the early nineties became the protagonist of the “caccia alla Mafia” (Mafia-hunt) immediately following the Capaci and Via D'Amelio bombings. Inspired by the true story of the anti-Mafia magistrate Alfonso Sabella.
Crimes
Anthology crime series penned by some of the foremost contemporary Italian noir writers (Camilleri, Faletti, De Cataldo, Carofiglio, Lucarelli, Fois...)
R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti
R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti is an Italian television series.The episodes starts from 18 of March 2010 on Canale 5.
Il silenzio dell'acqua
The disappearance of a teenager is the starting point of an investigation that will bring to light the dark side of a small village by the sea. False tracks, hidden truths and secret relationships - nothing is quite what it seems.
Maltese
Inspector Dario Maltese travels from Rome to the city of his birth, Trapani in Sicily, to attend his best friend's wedding. But tragedy strikes and he finds himself pulled into a murder investigation.
Vanina
Vanina Guarrasi leaves Palermo in an attempt to escape the past. The crazy fear of reliving certain traumas has taken over and she finds herself in the homicide police department in Catania, supported by a new team and friends.
Decameron
The program, subtitled "Politics, Sex, Religion, and Death," opened with a fifteen-minute satirical monologue on current events, followed by a myriad of short sketches of grotesque and surreal comedy performed by young theater actors. The show concluded with a satirical segment on the latest news, hosted by Luttazzi.
Cruel Peter
It is Christmas 1908 in Messina, one of the richest merchant cities of the Mediterranean. Peter, the 13 year-old son of a rich English family is notorious for his cruelty to children, animals and servants. One night he is ambushed and wakes up in a coffin underground in the city's Gothic cemetery, buried in retaliation for his callousness by a servant boy from his mother's estate. When a powerful earthquake razes Messina to the ground, Peter is trapped and his whereabouts are forgotten. Until a century later an English archaeologist and his daughter arrive in the city.
Il Giudice Meschino
Golden Men
A group of desperate men, unsatisfied by their lives, decides to attempt a heist to a postal armored truck guard.
Sisters Forever
Two previously unknown families see their lives turned upside down when a seemingly insignificant mistake leads them to a shocking discovery about their children's identities. The film is based on a true story.