‘We’re not Christians they say. Christ stopped short of here at Eboli. We’re not human beings, we’re not thought of as men, but simply as beasts, beasts of burden, or even less than beasts, mere creatures of the wild.’ Carlo Levi

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The deep North-South divide in Italy is explored through the eyes of northern anti-fascist writer and painter, Carlo Levi, who is exiled by Mussolini to a remote village in Southern Italy. Levi falls in love with the ancient traditions of Southern peasant culture and becomes a passionate advocate, fighting for justice for the impoverished South.