In 18th-century Sicily, deaf-mute highborn Marianna Ucrìa is forced to marry at age 13, bearing three children before even turning 16, when she finally gives birth to a boy. Despite everything, she'll find a way to emancipate herself from the oppressive social conventions of the time.
Marianna Ucrìa
Duke Pietro
Maria
Giuseppa
Grass
Judge Camaleo
Saro
Fila
Marianna as a child
Peppinedda
Duke Signoretto
Duke Signoretto (voice)
Grass (voice)
Screenplay
Producer
Director