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Pircantaturi

PIRCANTATURI

Directed by Alice Buscaldi, Angela Conigliaro, Lorenzo Fresta
Italy, 2015
Animation, Short

Synopsis

Sicily, 1930. The task of a “Pircantaturi” was to lurk outside the house of an insolvent debtor: their silent presence in front of a door was enough to label the victim as a man without honour.

Synopsis

Sicily, 1930. The task of a “Pircantaturi” was to lurk outside the house of an insolvent debtor: their silent presence in front of a door was enough to label the victim as a man without honour.