One Hundred Steps - Characters & Cast

To reclaim the dignity and beauty of Sicily by exposing the Mafia as a grotesque and 'shitty' parasite on society.

Transforms from a boy traumatized by the car-bomb murder of his uncle into a vocal political firebrand who chooses truth over survival.

Protecting the family unit while maintaining the 'respect' required to live safely under Mafia rule.

A man caught between his love for his son and his life-long debt to the Mafia; his arc ends in a failed attempt to protect Peppino by appealing to the 'old codes'.

Unconditional love for her children and a growing realization of the Mafia's cruelty.

Initially silent and submissive, she evolves into a source of quiet strength, eventually breaking with the 'family' to preserve Peppino's memory.

Maintaining total control over Cinisi and the lucrative international drug trade (the 'Pizza Connection').

Remains a static force of menacing authority, representing the immovable status quo that Peppino seeks to topple.