Tre fratelli (1981)
Directed by Francesco Rosi

Film Synopsis

In the early 1980s, three sons of very different temperament are summoned back to the farm where they grew up, in the rural south of Italy, by their ageing father.  The latter is grieving the recent death of his wife, the sons' mother, and wonders what the future now holds for them all.  The eldest son, Raffaele Giuranna, is a prominent judge in Rome who fears that he might become the target of an assassin as he takes on a much publicised terrorist case.  Rocco, the middle son, presently lives in Naples and, a godly and selfless individual, devotes all of his time and energies to helping juvenile delinquents to become honest citizens.

Nicola, the youngest son, works at a factory in Turin and has two overriding concerns - a labour dispute that is threatening to get completely out of hand and his failed marriage.  As the tired old farmer and his three sons mull over their present crises they contemplate what surprises life has in store for them.  These are extremely turbulent times in Italy, and anything is possible.  The country seems to be poised on the brink of chaos.  Is there anything in their shared past that can help these four disparate individuals face up to the problems of the present...?