Baaria

Baaria

Baaria

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Baaria

2009

2h 40m

7.2(655 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

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Production Companies

Medusa Film

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1 video

Cast & Crew

66 members

Acting

Francesco Scianna

Peppino

Francesco Scianna

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Margareth Madè

Mannina

Margareth Madè

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Lina Sastri

Tana

Lina Sastri

Acting

Ángela Molina

Sarina adulta

Ángela Molina

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Nicole Grimaudo

Sarina

Nicole Grimaudo

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Salvatore Ficarra

Nino Terranuova

Salvatore Ficarra

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Valentino Picone

Luigi Scalia

Valentino Picone

Acting

Gaetano Aronica

Ciccio Terranuova

Gaetano Aronica

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Marco Iermanò

Pietro da Ragazzo

Marco Iermanò

Acting

Lollo Franco

don Giacinto

Lollo Franco

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Gisella Marengo

Matilde

Gisella Marengo

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Raoul Bova

giornalista romano

Raoul Bova

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Aldo Baglio

affarista

Aldo Baglio

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Paolo Briguglia

maestro di catechismo

Paolo Briguglia

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Fabrizio Romano

Onofrio Pace

Fabrizio Romano

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Luigi Maria Burruano

farmacista

Luigi Maria Burruano

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Laura Chiatti

studentessa

Laura Chiatti

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Giorgio Faletti

Corteccia

Giorgio Faletti

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Donatella Finocchiaro

merciaia

Donatella Finocchiaro

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Giuseppe Fiorello

venditore dollari

Giuseppe Fiorello

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Corrado Fortuna

Renato Guttuso

Corrado Fortuna

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Nino Frassica

Giacomo Bartolotta

Nino Frassica

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Leo Gullotta

Liborio

Leo Gullotta

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Gabriele Lavia

insegnante

Gabriele Lavia

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Luigi Lo Cascio

giovane con sindrome di Down

Luigi Lo Cascio

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Enrico Lo Verso

Minicu

Enrico Lo Verso

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Marcello Mazzarella

Podestà

Marcello Mazzarella

Acting

Vincenzo Salemme

capo comico

Vincenzo Salemme

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Monica Bellucci

ragazza del muratore

Monica Bellucci

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Gabriele Lavia

maestro delle commissione esami

Gabriele Lavia

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Michele Placido

esponente PCI

Michele Placido

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Tony Sperandeo

allevatore

Tony Sperandeo

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Sebastiano Lo Monaco

padrone del magazzino di limoni

Sebastiano Lo Monaco

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Enrico Salimbeni

Alberto Lattuada

Enrico Salimbeni

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Alessandro Di Carlo

Alberto Sordi

Alessandro Di Carlo

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Alessandro Schiavo

Ignazio Buttitta

Alessandro Schiavo

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Orio Scaduto

Gaspare

Orio Scaduto

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Elena Russo

sposa

Elena Russo

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Nino Russo

sindaco

Nino Russo

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Domenico Centamore

compagno di partito

Domenico Centamore

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Manuela Spartà

ragazza all'uliveto

Manuela Spartà

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Alfio Sorbello

Ciccio giovane

Alfio Sorbello

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Gaetano Balistreri

Carrù Mina

Gaetano Balistreri

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Paride Benassai

piccolo proprietario

Paride Benassai

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Giovanni Cangialosi

Balbuziente

Giovanni Cangialosi

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Giuseppe Sulfaro

Unknown Role

Giuseppe Sulfaro

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Francesco Foti

Direttore regionale PCI

Francesco Foti

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Ludovico Caldarera

Reporter del Giornale L'Ora

Ludovico Caldarera

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Tiziana Lodato

invitata

Tiziana Lodato

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Sergio Vespertino

uomo della DC

Sergio Vespertino

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Luciano Federico

Municipal Guard

Luciano Federico

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Roberto Salemi

capo della Cgil

Roberto Salemi

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Carmela Gentile

Padrona di casa

Carmela Gentile

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Katia Gargano

Donna Bastiana

No Image

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Daniele Perrone

Il fidanzato di Mannina

Daniele Perrone

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Adele Tirante

Rosalia

Adele Tirante

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Lauretana Di Salvo

Rosa

No Image

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Salvatore Filippone

maniscalco

No Image

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Vincenzo Bonanno

bidello

No Image

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Doriana La Fauci

la vicina di Sarina

Doriana La Fauci

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Raffaele Gangale

Capo squadra

Raffaele Gangale

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Giuseppe Fazio

Gelataio

No Image

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Carmelo Cannavò

Uomo forte

Carmelo Cannavò

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Vincenzo Garufi

Fifetto

No Image

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Simona Malato

Cicco's neighbour 1

Simona Malato

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Emanuele Gullotto

Barbiere

Emanuele Gullotto

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