Veleno (2017)
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Massimiliano Gallo, Luisa Ranieri, Salvatore Esposito, Miriam Candurro
A farming family in the Caserta countryside must protect its land as toxic waste and pressure to make way for illegal dumps threaten their small livestock farm.
The story
In the Caserta countryside, brothers Cosimo and Ezio and their wives, Rosaria and Adele, work a small livestock farm on family land. Toxic waste threatens the area and their livelihood. When Rosaria discovers she is pregnant, protecting the land becomes more urgent. A ruthless group, aided by an ambitious lawyer who hopes to become mayor, pressures the family to give up their property so illegal dumps can expand. The threat puts the family’s land and their future at risk.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the Caserta countryside, in an area infamously known as the Land of Fires, a family of farmers works hard on their plot of land. On one side are Cosimo and his wife Rosaria; on the other, his brother Ezio and his wife Adele. Together, they run a small livestock farm, threatened by toxic waste poisoning the area. When Rosaria discovers she is pregnant, everything becomes more urgent: they must protect their land at all costs. But it is not easy. A ruthless group, aided by an ambitious lawyer who dreams of becoming mayor, puts pressure on them to take their land and expand the illegal dumps. Worried about their three children, Ezio and Adele consider giving in; the situation worsens when Cosimo is diagnosed with cancer. Desperate about the future of his wife and the child about to be born, Cosimo decides to sell everything. But Rosaria refuses, and despite the threats and hardships, finds the courage to fight for what is hers. A story of everyday courage, in which an ordinary woman becomes a heroine ready to fight for her family.
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