The life of Giuseppe De Nittis

The story we are about to tell is similar to the ones of many other Italians or, to be more specific, of many other Southern Italians. It is the story of a man who was as brilliant as unlucky, a man who decided to leave behind the red and arid soil of southern Italy to seek his fortune somewhere else. It is the story of all of those who refuse to compromise, to comply with the rules and to accept the pre-existing canons. It is the story of those who are determined to pave their own path whatever it takes, without ever looking back...