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: The family's downfall is swift and cruel. They are evicted from their home, the grandfather dies, 'Ntoni's brother becomes a smuggler, and one sister loses her chance at marriage due to their sudden poverty.
: Tired of the meager earnings dictated by greedy wholesalers, 'Ntoni convinces his family to mortgage their ancestral home. Their goal is to buy their own boat and salt their own fish, bypassing the middlemen to keep the profits for themselves. La terra trema(1948)
The story is set in , a small coastal village in Sicily. It follows the Valastro family , particularly the idealistic eldest son, 'Ntoni . : The family's downfall is swift and cruel
: Filmed entirely in Aci Trezza, the village itself becomes a central character, capturing the harsh beauty and crushing poverty of post-war rural Italy. La Terra Trema (1948) - IMDb Their goal is to buy their own boat