Image Entertainment are set to release Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore's (Cinema Paradiso, Malena) Baarìa (2009), starring Francesco Scianna (Angels of Evil), Margareth Madè, Raoul Bova (Facing Windows), and Monica Bellucci (Irreversible). In 2009, Baaria won the Pasinetti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Street date is October 18.
The course of a lifetime reflects the evolution of a country as young Peppino takes work as a shepherd to support his family in the Sicilian town of Bagheria, nicknamed "Baarìa" by its residents. During the next five decades he experiences the passionate love of his life, undergoes a powerful political awakening, and discovers a destiny he could have never imagined. A visual feast featuring a powerful score by legendary Academy Award-winning composer Ennio Morricone, Baaria captures the past century with a mesmerizing beauty and rare cinematic power.