A visceral political odyssey where the sun-drenched Sicilian landscape becomes a battlefield of voices, contrasting the soaring hope of 'Volare' with the crushing weight of a hundred silent, fatal steps.

One Hundred Steps

I cento passi

01 September 2000 Italy 114 min ⭐ 7.8 (715)

Director: Marco Tullio Giordana

Cast: Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Paolo Briguglia, Tony Sperandeo

Drama History

Rebellion and Anti-Mafia Activism The Generational Gap and Family Conflict The Power of Language and Irony Omertà vs. Free Speech

Box Office: $1,805,884

One Hundred Steps - Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

La mafia è una montagna di merda!

— Peppino Impastato

Context:

Peppino screams this during a moment of intense frustration with the complicity and fear surrounding him.

Meaning:

The most famous line in the film, it serves as a desecration of the Mafia's myth. It strips the organization of its 'honor' and identifies it as filth.

Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque... dieci... cento passi!

— Peppino Impastato

Context:

Peppino forces his brother to walk and count the steps to Badalamenti's house.

Meaning:

Highlighting the physical proximity of evil and the absurdity of ignoring it when it is literally next door.

La faccia è come un paesaggio: può essere un giardino, o un bosco, o un luogo dove non cresce niente. Io dipingo solo i paesaggi che mi piacciono.

— Stefano Venuti

Context:

The painter and mentor Venuti explaining his artistic and moral choices to a young Peppino.

Meaning:

A philosophical observation on moral character; suggesting that a person's inner life is visible in their external being.

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