Set in the multi-ethnic communities on the outskirts of Milan, three teenagers grow up and deal with love, generational conflicts, female emancipation and, above all, power struggles.
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Set in the multi-ethnic communities on the outskirts of Milan, three teenagers grow up and deal with love, generational conflicts, female emancipation and, above all, power struggles.
Christian lives in a "city-palace" where he earns his living doing dirty work for LINO, the criminal boss of neighborhood. When stigmata appear on his hands, Christian finds physically impossible to carry out his work, but also discovers he has gained mysterious healing powers to fight against Lino. But MATTEO, a mysterious Vatican postulator in search of signs and confirmations, is tracking him down bringing too close to a truth that could upset his life and that of the whole world.
Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta, Cabal and Ratking.
A family saga set in Italy which chronicles the life of a middle-class family. It explores the relationship between two brothers Nicola and Matteo as their life paths separate during youth, encompassing major political and social events in post–World War II Italian history.
A story of murder, conspiracy and secrets but above all about a great love story; Tuscan Passion tells the story of an impossible love between Aurora Taviani and Alessandro Monforte. Both belong to enemy families and both are divided by a history of blood and mystery.
Saverio Lamanna, a journalist turned spokesman for an influential government politician, is fired after committing imprudence at work. Defeated both emotionally and professionally, Saverio decides to leave Rome and return to Màkari, his birthplace in Sicily: here he rediscovers a great passion that has remained dormant for years, that of the writer. Driven by the curiosity that characterizes him, Saverio decides to improvise as an investigator and investigate the various local cases, forming an unlikely trio together with the eccentric and light-hearted friend Peppe Piccionello and the determined architecture student Suleima.
An earthquake knocks out communications, power and the escape route from a luxury mountain hotel. Some guests have secrets. Secrets to die for.
The saga of an Italian immigrant family in search of the American dream.
When a 16-year-old girl vanishes, secrets come to light and disrupt a small community as her friends and family try to re-create her last movements.
Alessandro and Anna, just over the age of 18, meet by chance during an Interrail trip to Spain. It is a hot summer in the late 1990s, and the two immediately fall in love. Their lives, however, are much more complicated than the fate that brought them together, and soon the two are forced to separate. Over the years they remain linked by an intense correspondence, never able to muster the courage to see each other. However, 20 years after their first meeting and now adults, they meet again in Bologna. Their feeling, which has never faded over time, will have to clash with the interferences of a reality more complex than the one they had created only through words.
Journey back more than 400 years to 16th century Sicily, where the small Italian islands have fallen victim to corruption, intimidation, extortion, and brutality.
True crime anthology series about female murderers.
In 1960s Rome, a meeting between a free-spirited young woman who grew up in her family's circus and a girl of wealthy descent leads to secrets, intrigue, and unexpected loves.
Genoa. Two failed marriages behind her, free from romantic ties, unconventional, and constantly searching for her place in the world, protagonist Petra Delicato—played by Paola Cortellesi—formerly a lawyer, now an inspector in the Flying Squad. Thanks to her new assignment, which will lead her to face new challenges, she will be able to get back on track, not only professionally. Her frankness, her direct manner, and her biting, witty wit will also shape her relationship with her colleague Monte (Andrea Pennacchi), with whom, despite their numerous personality differences, she will build a solid professional affinity as well as a sincere friendship.
A chance encounter leads two 30-somethings to remember 1998, the year their teenage hormones kicked in — and the internet changed their lives forever.
Clara is a young and noblewoman with a free and rebellious spirit who was separated from her twin brother and forced into an arranged marriage. Despite this, she falls in love with her husband and fights to win his love. Clara however, falls victim to her aunt’s and cousin’s conspiracies, as they are determined to steal her inheritance.
A 13-year-old Sicilian girl must contend with a viral contagion that has killed off all adults on the island as she sets out in search of her kidnapped brother.
The true story of three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia, working with newly-minted female prosecutor, Alessandra Cerreti, to bring down down the criminal empire.
Once upon a time in post-war Rome: 13-year old Aurora, a gifted pianist, is the daughter of Valerio, a brilliant conductor. After Aurora's mother died, Valerio hired Irene, a single mother of two girls, to run the household. To Aurora's regret he decides to marry Irene. One day, Aurora happens to meet the boys next door, Freddy and Sebastian, the sons of a wealthy Italo-Austrian family. Freddy is an easy-going chap, though sometimes a little bit arrogant. His brother Sebastian is kind and shy, with a great ability to listen to and understand people, which makes him win Aurora's heart.
Nemo Bandera (Amendola) is one of the most influential businessmen in Puglia. His assets originate from illicit trafficking whose proceeds were invested in Deep Sea, the profitable company inherited from his father-in-law and used as a cover. One day, all of Nemo’s certainties collapse: he discovers that he is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Shocked by the news, he decides to hide it while choosing who will inherit his empire.
When their mother mysteriously vanishes shortly after they all arrive in her hometown, teen twins discover secrets behind the village’s tranquil facade.
The miniseries tells the eight double murders committed from 1968 to 1985, in the Florentine countryside, where young couples who were massacred appartavano in their cars looking for intimacy. It particularly emphasizes the personal battle of Renzo Rontini, father of Pia killed with her boyfriend Claudio Stefanacci in Vicchio, in Mugello (29 July 1984), in the search for the culprit of the death of his daughter.
A Romani police inspector in Trani investigates a lawyer's daughter's murder, revealing links to an old case with a Romani victim. His empathy and intuitive methods stem from his foster care past.
A cruise ship rescues 28 refugees from the Mediterranean. When the captain is ordered to head for Libya, the situation escalates.
Following the fateful aftermath of a demonstration, tensions rise within a riot squad that struggles to separate work from personal life.
Undercover cop Marco infiltrates the Corona crime family but finds he must blur legal and moral lines to maintain secrecy and complete the mission.
A 7 part adaptation of the epic tale of Aeneas, written by Virgil as the Roman sequel to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
Drama about love and intrigues in ancient Rome during the times of Nero.
A biographical dramatic miniseries about the life and death of Italian adult movie star Moana Pozzi.
Italian TV series based on the Maigret detective novels.
A young man spends a week in a psychiatric ward, where he meets five other patients and must contend with research-happy doctors and cynical nurses.
Police officer Elena deals with cyber crimes and violence against children. The discovery of a young boy's body in the Venetian Lagoon brings her back to the city she left twenty years earlier.
A team of small-time Italian thieves who manage to deceive top-level security to steal millions of dollars' worth of precious stones from the Antwerp Diamond Centre.
Amico mio is a 1993 Italian-German television series set in a children's hospital and stars Massimo Dapporto. The series, which focuses on the stories of Dr. Magri and his colleagues in the department of pediatrics of San Carlo di Nancy hospital in Rome, aired for two seasons on Rai 2 and then Canale 5, as well as on ZDF in Germany.
The young "Commisario" detective Salve Montalbano, based in a village, solves mysterious crimes in Sicilia.
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna is a 1986 TV movie, starring Amy Irving, Rex Harrison, Olivia de Havilland, Omar Sharif, and Jan Niklas. The film was loosely based on the story of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia and the book The Riddle of Anna Anderson by Peter Kurth. It was Christian Bale's first film and Rex Harrison's last film. It was originally broadcast in two parts.
Una famiglia in giallo is an Italian television series.
Inspector Dario Maltese travels from Rome to the city of his birth, Trapani in Sicily, to attend his best friend's wedding. But tragedy strikes and he finds himself pulled into a murder investigation.
The story of Padre Pio (1887-1968) from the onset of the stigmata during World War I, when he prayed that soldiers' suffering be his, until his death. The story is told by Emilia, Pio's friend, to a Vatican official reviewing Padre Pio's potential canonization. We watch local people venerate the humble Capuchin monk, we see petty jealousies within the Church almost bring him down, and we experience his decision to build a Home for the Relief of Suffering, a labor of love begun just after World War II. Emilia and her husband Dr. Sanguineti work tirelessly beside the humble but sensible Pio.
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
Terra ribelle is a TV series in 2010 and 2012 on Rai 1. The series follows the evolution of the intricate relationship between the two childhood friends Andrea and Iacopo, and two noble sisters decayed, Elena and Luisa, against the backdrop of intrigue and stories of common life of the Tuscan Maremma in the nineteenth century. The drama, produced by Rai Fiction and Albatross Entertainment, is composed of a total of 15 episodes of 100 minutes each, the first of which debuted Sunday, October 17, 2010 in prime time on Rai 1. On 21 October 2012, the fiction back in prime time on Rai 1, with the second season, set in the early '900, tell through the evolution of the love story of Andrea and Elena, the emigration of many Italians, especially Maremma, to South America. The project combines the director Cinzia TH Torrini and screenwriter Peter Exacoustos after the success of the series Elisa di Rivombrosa.
Provaci ancora prof is an Italian television series. The show follows the story of Camilla Baudino, a high school teacher that often finds herself involved in some crimes. Camilla, a amateur detective, collaborates with policemen to resolve these cases and in the meantime she takes care of her husband and daughter.
Braccialetti Rossi is a story of friendship, values and life, a modern tale about the power of sharing, where protagonists are six young guys that the destiny brings together within a hospital. While laughing, playing, crying and gets excited, as only young people can do, a group is created taking the center of the story.
In August 1954, Alcide De Gasperi, now at the end of his personal and political career, left the Christian Democrats' headquarters in Rome and visited his daughter, Lucia, a nun. He revealed to her that he had definitively retired from active politics and was leaving for Sella for a period of rest, necessary for his precarious health. Upon arriving in Sella, where he was reunited with his family, the statesman and his grandson Giorgio went for a walk in the mountains, and there, prompted by the boy's questions, he began to recount his life story, an often painful journey down memory lane.
Gabriel Antinori is a young priest and university professor of theology. Beloved by his students for his unconventional intelligence, Gabriel explores the boundaries between science and faith by studying the world of so-called paranormal phenomena. Gabriel collaborates with the Congregation of Truth, an ecclesiastical institution that verifies rationally inexplicable events. Following his encounter with the captivating psychologist Claudia Munari, a surprising connection ignites, an irresistible attraction, spontaneous and passionate yet unrealizable. And their collaboration will create a special chemistry, one that can only arise from the seductive juxtaposition of rationality and faith, science and spirituality. Together, they will discover new perspectives to explain the mysteries they encounter.
Inspired by a profound encounter, a troubled former chief investigator becomes a private eye for those who won´t - or can´t - turn to the law.
Teenage obsessions clash with the brutal pressures of competitive training, when a team of young gymnasts compete in an elite tournament. Friendships are tested, rivalries flare, and some will do anything to win.
Dahil Sa Pag-Ibig is a Philippine television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN from March 12, 2012 to June 29, 2012
In October 1958, the Sicilian newspaper L’ORA coins the term “MAFIA” for the very first time to denounce the endemic organized crime in the region. Shortly thereafter, a bomb detonates in front of the editorial offices; only two days later the daily reappears with the headline: ‘The Mafia may threaten us, our investigation continues.’ Inspired by true events, L’ORA takes place in Palermo of the late 50 ́s and early 1960s. Newly minted Editor-in-Chief with his group of fearless journalists focus their investigation on organized crime and its reach into every corner of church and society.