One Hundred Steps (2000)

"I cento passi" (one hundred steps) was the distance between the Impastatos' house and the house of Tano Badalamenti, an important Mafia boss, in the small Sicilian town of Cinisi. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Marco Tullio Giordana

Writers:

Claudio Fava, Marco Tullio Giordana

Stars:

Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 19 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luigi Lo Cascio	...	Peppino Impastato
Luigi Maria Burruano	...	Luigi Impastato
Lucia Sardo	...	Felicia Impastato
Paolo Briguglia	...	Giovanni Impastato
Tony Sperandeo	...	Gaetano Badalamenti
Andrea Tidona	...	Stefano Venuti
Claudio Gioè	...	Salvo Vitale
Domenico Centamore	...	Vito
Antonino Bruschetta	...	Cugino Anthony (as Ninni Bruschetta)
Paola Pace	...	Cosima
Pippo Montalbano	...	Cesare Manzella
Aurora Quattrocchi	...	Signora Manzella
Gaspare Cucinella	...	Zio Gasparo
Dario Veca	...	Cugino Paolo Schillirò
Simona Cavalieri	...	Felicetta

Storyline

"I cento passi" (one hundred steps) was the distance between the Impastatos' house and the house of Tano Badalamenti, an important Mafia boss, in the small Sicilian town of Cinisi. The movie is the story of Peppino Impastato, a young left-wing activist who in the late seventies (when almost nobody dared to speak about the Mafia, and several politicians maintained that the Mafia did not even exist) repeatedly denounced Badalamenti's criminal activities and the whole Mafia system, by using a small local radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour. In 1978 Peppino (30 years old) was killed by an explosion. The police archived the case as an accident or a suicide, but his friends never accepted this conclusion. Note: This is a true story. More than twenty years after Peppino's death, the case has been re-opened. Tano Badalamenti, meanwhile, has been convicted in the USA for drug trafficking.

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Plot Keywords:

mafia boss | sicily italy | 1970s | based on true story | uncle | 

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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Soundtracks

Nel blu dipinto di blu
Performed by Domenico Modugno

User Reviews

A courageous Man who defied The Mafia

I was so shocked to learn that when Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were assassinated in Sicily in Spring/Summer 1992, that the people of Sicilia were standing up and protested to the organized crime. Yes, I do remember. I read a Book called " The Excellent Cadavers" by Alexander Stille, when he talks about the bloody ordeal of Ani-mafia judges who were murdered by Toto Riina during the 70's and 80's. This man Peppino Impastato took it upon himself and spoke out against this terrorist society in the 1970's. But in the end, with that task he was murdered. This was a good film and I enjoyed as much. Great performances. I CENTO PASSI is a film that really hit me because of my appreciation of the culture and the language of the Island of Sicily. This is a film that captures a man who sacrificed his life for a just cause to a bunch of murderous cowards.

Rating: 7.6

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1 September 2000 (Italy)

Also Known As:

One Hundred Steps

Filming Locations:

Cinisi, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$216,026

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rai Cinema, Tele+, Titti Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 107 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1