The Sweet and the Bitter
Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".
Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".
Luigi Lo Cascio
Saro Scordia
Donatella Finocchiaro
Ada
Gaetano Bruno
Mimmo
Renato Carpentieri
Vicari
Toni Gambino
Gaetano
Fabrizio Gifuni
Stefano
Ornella Giusto
Antonia
Pier Luigi Misasi
Cosimo
Gioacchino Cappelli
Saro at 14
Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".
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