Noi del rione Sanità: plot and previews of episode 1, cast, book, episodes

THEto fiction We in the Sanità district by Luca Miniero (su Rai 1 with the first episode tonight 23 October at 9.30pm) tells the story of the transformation of the neighborhood implemented by Don Giuseppe Santoro, played by Carmine Recano (the Commander of the penitentiary police of Sea outside). The series is inspired by the true story of Don Antonio Loffredowho founded a social cooperative in 2006, managing to give dignity to the neighborhood and especially involving street kids through the tools of culture. Don Antonio implemented the so-called civil and practical religiosity, helping those in difficulty.

We in the Sanità district: fiction TV series on Rai 1 and RaiPlay. Plot and previews of episode 1 episode

We in the Sanità district tells the incredible transformation of one of the most problematic neighborhoods of Naples, Sanità, for decades a symbol of marginalization and crime. At the center of the narrative is Don Giuseppe Santoro (Carmine Recano), a charismatic priest, inspired by the real figure of Don Antonio Loffredo, who decides to fight to restore dignity and future for his neighborhood through culture and theatre.

Giuseppe arrives in the neighborhood a few days after Pasquale’s murder, a boy who had taken a bad path. Mother Concetta wants the funeral to take place in church, but usually when there is a murder the service is held directly in the cemetery. Giuseppe doesn’t want to submit to the bosses’ rules. It is his first turning point that neighborhood that seems made to surrender, where people are wary and barely say hello.

The priest decides, despite the threats, to carry out the ceremony in Piazza della Sanità. «Every inch of our neighborhood will be a church», says Santoro. The community finds the impetus to gather around the courageous parish priest.

The book and the true story of Don Antonio Loffredo

The series, taken from the book of the same name by Father Antonio Loffredodevelops like an urban fairy tale, in which the determination of a few can generate a true social miracle. Between lights and shadows, We at Rione Sanità he paints a Naples contradictory and human, giving voice back to a neighborhood that has been able to reinvent itself thanks to the courage and solidarity of the community.

«This is not my story, but of healthcare – declared Antonio Loffredo – I am simply the midfielder who takes and passes the ball. The boys took care of scoring.” The series is a journey between fairy tale and hope, harsh reality, crime and a sense of community.

We in the Sanità district: the cast

Don Giuseppe uses the weapon of acting and culture to involve the neighborhood kids. Transform the Church of the Immaculate Conception into a stage where you can rehearse, act and discuss. «Theater is a form of comfort and has given young people a new outlook», declared the actor Carmine Recano.

There are many young promises in the cast. Massimo (Rocco Guarino) is the son of a justice collaborator who dreams of being an actor, but is manipulated by the local boss Mariano Sommella (Giovanni Ludeno). Enzo (Federico Cautiero) is marked by the death of his brother and feels a deep sense of revenge. But the theater will change it.

Mimmo (Giampiero De Concilio) helps his parents in the small family store. The threat of the Camorra will put him to the test. Caterina (Caterina Ferioli) on the other hand is the daughter of a magistrate and has just arrived in the district with the mother. This place can’t stand it. But Giuseppe will make him change his mind.

The adult cast is made up, among others, of Bianca Nappi, alias Sister Celeste, right-hand man of Don Giuseppe; Nicole Grimaudo, in the role of Manuela, married to a violent man and alcoholic. In the past the woman had a love affair with Giuseppe, before he became a man of the church. Lello (Tony Laudadio) is the sacristan che has a weakness for higher-calorie foods and is often filmed by Asprinio (Vincenzo Nemolato), an “altar boy” over thirty years old.