Taistelu oliivipuiden varjossa

The shepherd Francesco Dominici, back from fighting in the war, tries in vain to find work in his homeland, scarred by recent history. One night, to get his revenge for the theft of sheep from his family by the shady Agostino Bonfiglio, who has grown rich with the black market and usury, he goes to take back the animals with the aid of his fiancée Lucia and sister Maria Grazia, but is caught and arrested. (Venice International Film Festival)