User Reviews

Somehow unusual for the Italian cinema, a period drama like this one is interesting but not without flaws.

I particularly enjoyed the pace, the acting, the music, cinematography, and the beautiful locations (Puglia, Italy).

It is evident the idea of adding to a kind of basic storyline (hunt for a lost treasure) a bit of flavour with a bunch of different characters, and a With the people for the people philosophy (mix between la revolution and Jan's bandits).

The screenplay and the characters are probably the least interesting elements. There's not enough screen time to give everyone the characterization deserved and the it is also missing a bit of XIX century grandeur with all the story centered around a small villge in the south of Italy (probably too complex to show big cities like Naples or Palermo).

Having said that the drama remains in my opinion worth watching not because explain a part of Italian history that is frequently underestimated but because it is fun, well acted and, in the end, entertaining.

Have you a few hours to spend watching tv? Then try this one.

The acting is enjoyable (we're surely not speaking of Oscar winning actors, but the play is well done, definitely several steps ahead the typical Italian way of playing Italian actors had a few decades ago.

The location is a beautiful one, the music is excellent and the cinematography is finally more than appropriate.

The plot and the pace are both good.

There are several (too many) historical mistakes in the show. From the weapons, to the social society of the time, to the way the army was organised, to the way the law was respected, the accent of the characters... let's say that some mistakes are actual functional to the plot, others simply don't influence anything, but others could have been easily avoided and should have been avoided.

All in all is a worth see, especially because it's set in a time and place that is not often showed on video.