Montelusa, Sicily, Italy, 1877. Giovanni Bovara, the new chief inspector of the mills, is charged with collecting a severe tax. Sicilian by birth, but Ligurian by adoption, he reasons and speaks as a man of northern Italy and does not understand the dynamics of the law of silence that regulate the Sicilian land, so his intransigence immediately gives him several enemies…
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michele RiondinoGiovanni Bovara | Giovanni Bovara |
 Ester PantanoTeresina 'Trisìna' Cicero | Teresina 'Trisìna' Cicero |
 Cocò GulottaDeputy Spampinato | Deputy Spampinato |
 Antonio PandolfoFather Artemio Carnazza | Father Artemio Carnazza |
 Giovanni CartaFelice La Pergola | Felice La Pergola |
 Giancarlo RattiProsecutor Ottavio Rebaudengo | Prosecutor Ottavio Rebaudengo |
 Filippo LunaAttorney at Law Gregorio Fasùlo | Attorney at Law Gregorio Fasùlo |
 Maurizio BolognaEmanuele 'Memè' Moro | Emanuele 'Memè' Moro |
 Roberto SalemiJudge Pintacuda | Judge Pintacuda |
 Domenico CentamoreCaminiti | Caminiti |
 Giuseppe SchillaciSciaverio Pipitone | Sciaverio Pipitone |
 Daniele PilliIngrassia | Ingrassia |
 Vincenzo FerreraAttorney at Law Losurdo | Attorney at Law Losurdo |
 Maurizio PuglisiDon Nicola 'Cocò' Afflitto | Don Nicola 'Cocò' Afflitto |
 Angelo LibriDeputy Ciccio La Mantìa | Deputy Ciccio La Mantìa |
 Carlo FerreriBrigadiere CC Purpura | Brigadiere CC Purpura |
 Giuseppe LaninoCaptain CC Lostracco | Captain CC Lostracco |