Basilicata, 1950s. A young teacher with communist leanings is committed to women's emancipation and the spread of education in rural areas, coming into conflict with her party comrades.
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Liliana
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Antonio
Rocco Papaleo
Cucchiaro
Enrico Lo Verso
Dott. Satriano
Michele Placido
Don Gerardo
Sergio Rubini
Italo
Rino Cassano
Don Gaetano
