Zustissia: The Noble Tradition of Civic Cinema – Video Interview with Riondino and Ferracane

In 1991, a triple homicide committed in the mountains of southern Sardinia led to the swift conviction of an innocent man: Beniamino Zuncheddu. Three levels of judgment within a year to hand down a life sentence. Twenty-five years later, a young lawyer decides to fight—pro bono—to restore his freedom. Zustissia is the story of the longest wrongful conviction in the history of our country: 33 years of unjust detention.

In theaters for PiperFilm starting today, after a week of strong box office in Sardinia, it is directed by Francesco Piras and adapted from the book by Mauro Trogu and Beniamino Zuncheddu titled Io sono innocente, published by De Agostini Libri. Written by Lisa Nur Sultan and , it features Michele Riondino, Fabrizio Ferracane, Paola Giannini, Jacopo Cullin, Francesco Colella, Gepi Cucciari and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.