COME INTO THE LIGHT
[Alla Luce del Sole]

During the 1990s, Padre Pino Puglisi returned to Palermo, Sicily, and found his former hometown in shambles. In this true-life story, the Padre refuses to give in to pressure from the Mafia. He struggles to repair his community and help its young people improve their lives. Ultimately shot and killed by a Mafia hit man for preaching against local bosses, this courageous man's commitment to the town he loved lives on in this powerful Italian biopic. Starring Luca Zingaretti as Puglisi. Best Actor, 2005 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

DIR/SCR Roberto Faenza; PROD Elda Ferri. Italy, 2005, color, 90 min. In Italian with English subtitles.

Born in Turin, Italy, in 1943, director and screenwriter Roberto Faenza studied film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Political themes have been common in his films since his directing debut: ESCALATION (1968). In addition to directing he has also written several books on the mechanisms of mass media. His films have won numerous international prizes including a David (Italian Academy Award) for COME INTO THE LIGHT.

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