The Mayor of Rione Sanità
Antonio Barracano is a respected figure among the Neapolitan underworld, keeping order and administering justice according to his own criteria, beyond the law. One day he's faced with a dilemma after a youth asks him permission to kill his father.
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Francesco Di Leva
Antonio Barracano
Massimiliano Gallo
Arturo Santaniello
Roberto De Francesco
Fabio Della Ragione
Adriano Pantaleo
Catiello
Daniela Ioia
Armida
Gennaro Di Colandrea
Pascale 'O Nasone
Viviana Cangiano
Immacolata
Ernesto Mahieux
Luigi
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