I Viceré (2007)

This historical drama is based on the long-censored novel by Federico De Roberto. In the mid 1800's, in the last years of the House of Bourbon reign in Sicily, and on the eve of Italian reunification, the funeral of Princess Teresa brings together the members of the Uzeda family, descendents of the Viceroys of Spain. Through the eyes of a boy, Consalvo, the last heir to the Uzeda dynasty, the mysteries, intrigues and complex personalities of the other family members are brought to light as they fight over the Princess’s inheritance. So Consalvo grows up in a family always at war, ruled over by a domineering father whom the boy desperately seeks to break away from. And to survive, he winds up paying a very high price: he becomes just like the others.