A story of pride, courage, and love for the island, beautifully encapsulated in the words the old shepherd protagonist says to his daughter, an intense Virginia Raffaele, to explain why, despite million-dollar offers, he refuses to sell his small farm: "Do you know why this land is so beautiful? Because it belongs to everyone."

Riccardo Milani presented his new film "La vita va così" at Giffoni, the story of Ovidio Marras (played by newcomer Ignazio Mulas), who for twenty years refused to sell his farm in Capo Malfitano in Sardinia to the cement giants .

He died last year, at 93 , but he knew his story would become a film.

The exceptional cast that drew applause from the kids also includes Diego Abatantuono, in the role of the entrepreneur who wants the land, Aldo, and Geppi Cucciari , in the role of a magistrate.

"Ours is a country that everyone likes, that we are all fond of," Milani said. "It's a country that has taught me so much, to which I owe so much, but I know well, as we all know, that it is steeped in many negative qualities, namely corruption, corruptibility ." He concluded: "It's a country that obviously makes me very angry, and in this film too, there's this feeling of anger, of pain for communities that are often pitted against each other by the laws of the market. So it's a country that makes me very angry because of the qualities it has, which are often crushed by the need to adapt. And getting used to everything is the worst thing a human being can do."

(Unioneonline/vl)

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