Based on a real Italian crime boss and family, their 40-year saga, as seen through their eyes, reflects the history, beauty, and strife of Naples.

Clemente Russo portrays himself in the story of a promising boxer who grew up in the Neapolitan mob heartland.

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies…

Rosario is 11 years old, he lives in the suburbs with his grandmother, a sick woman who spends time watching TV. He is the leader of a small group who…