Shoulder to Shoulder
Some truths can only be learned shoulder to shoulder (Spalla a Spadda)
2026 · 47m Comedy, Drama
Overview
A foreign writer is in Sicily and believes that careful observation is enough to understand Sicilian culture and Sicilians. However, through his stories, he learns that you cannot know or understand Sicily or Sicilians through mere observation. You have to stand beside its people, shoulder to shoulder (Spalla a Spadda), share their struggles and their victories. Only then can you begin to understand
Director and cast
- Louis Nabil Djalili as The Writer
- Mara Di Maura as Catanese
- Lorenzo Cristofaro as Lorenzo
- Gianmarco Giuffrida as Man by the Sea:
- Orazio Grasso as Pescatore
- Lara Marta Russo as Eleanora
- Harry Pavlou as Konstantine Calder Smith
- Harry Bradley as Perry Como
- Marco Casá as Marco
- Christian Grasso as Christian
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