Former shepherds return to Sardinia from Milan in order to avenge a brother wantonly killed by bandits. In describing the grinding contrasts between places and personages of old and new Sardinia, director Piero Livi does not falter, photographing faithfully a desolated land, stuck in the past but alienated from traditional beliefs.
Corrado Pani
as Istevene
Jenny Tamburi
as Giovannangela
Flavio Bucci
as Simula
Renzo Montagnani
as Maineddu
Regina Bianchi
as Istevene's Mother
Giampiero Albertini
as Istevene's Father
Paolo Malco
as Podda
Cristiano Censi
as Don Lussu
Piero Gerlini
as Maresciallo C.C.
Mariangela Giordano
as Basilia
Massimo De Rossi
as Stintino
Bruno Corazzari
as Killer
