Former shepherds return to Sardinia from Milan in order to avenge a brother wantonly killed by bandits. In describing the grinding contrasts between places and personages of old and new Sardinia, director Piero Livi does not falter, photographing faithfully a desolated land, stuck in the past but alienated from traditional beliefs.

Genres

Cast

Corrado Pani

Istevene

Jenny Tamburi

Giovannangela

Flavio Bucci

Simula

Renzo Montagnani

Maineddu

Regina Bianchi

Istevene's Mother

Giampiero Albertini

Istevene's Father

Paolo Malco

Podda

Piero Gerlini

Maresciallo C.C.

Mariangela Giordano

Basilia

Massimo De Rossi

Stintino

Bruno Corazzari

Killer

Nino Fuscagni

Magistrato