In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
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Antonio Arcidiacono
Ntoni (uncredited)
Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Cola (uncredited)
Venera Bonaccorso
La Vecchia Che Ride (uncredited)
Nicola Castorino
Nicola (uncredited)
Rosa Catalano
Rosa (uncredited)
Rosa Costanzo
Nedda (uncredited)
Alfio Fichera
Michele (uncredited)
Carmela Fichera
La Baronessa (uncredited)
Rosario Galvagno
Don Salvatore, il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri (uncredited)
Agnese Giammona
Lucia (uncredited)
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