Aspromonte: Land of the Forgotten

In 1951 in Africo, a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth because a doctor fails to arrive on time. No road connects Africo with other villages. In the wake of this tragedy, all of the inhabitants put aside their work and unite to build their own road. Giulia, the new school teacher, arrives from the North with a mission: to teach standard Italian to help integrate the local children with the rest of Italy. But she will have to contend with local mafia leader, Don Totó, who is determined to ensure that the town remains cut off and under his control.