It will be presented in Palermo, national preview, Friday 24 February at 18.15, al cinema Red and Black, La corsa L'Ora, a documentary film written and directed by Antonio Bellia, which traces the history of the TIME, the small and glorious newspaper Palermo, hotbed of prestigious brands, always at the forefront in denouncing the mafia. With director Antonio Bellia Speakers: Pietro Grasso – President of the Senate, Anthony Emanuele Barbagallo – Councillor for Tourism, Sport and Entertainment of Sicily Region, Leoluca Orlando – Mayor of Palermo, Alessandro President – leading the Special Office for Film / Sicily Film Commission, Marcello Sorgi – columnist for La Stampa, Giuseppe Marsala – university lecturer and historical consultant for the film, Foo Delbono – actor.

La corsa L'Ora It tells the story of the Palermo newspaper in the years of direction Vittorio Nisticò, between 1954 and the 1975. The daily events, which closed its doors in 1992, They are intertwined with those of the city of Palermo and the commitment of many intellectuals, journalists, writers who attended the drawing and that made the Time something more than a simple opposition newspaper.

"The thing that most surprised me studying and looking through the archives of articles published on The Now - says director Antonio Bellia – It is the cultural depth of this small newspaper. The pages of the culture are extraordinary, There were contributions from Leonardo Sciascia, Vincenzo Consolo, Gesualdo Bufalino, Renato Guttuso, Bruno Caruso, Michele Perriera, Danilo Dolci, and many other Sicilian intellectuals and not, that stepped in the preparation. Sometimes, reading the articles by Leonardo Sciascia, I wondered how it was possible that a newspaper read by a rather thin and heterogeneous population, could have such a high level of political analysis, social and cultural development ".

The film relies on the testimony of some of the journalists protagonists of that season, formed in the preparation of Naples Piazzetta and today respected names in the newsrooms of the major Italian newspapers. Between them, Marcello Sorgi, Francesco La Licata, Franco Nicastro, Piero Violante, Antonio Calabrò, Letizia Battaglia and many others. It counts on the charismatic interpretation of Foo Delbono in the shoes of Vittorio Nisticò. Daniel Cyprus He is director of photography, editor Marzia Mete, the production designer is Fabrizio Lupo, costumes Dora Argento, sound engineer Danilo Romancino.

After the preview in Palermo, Red and black (P.zza Verdi, 8) Friday 24 February, ore 18.15; entrance 5 € replicates in Catania at the Cinema King (Via A. Curtis, 14) Monday 27 February at 20.30 e 22.00, entrance 5 euro

La Corsa L'Ora, produced by Demeter and Marvin Movies, It has been realized with the financial support of the Sicilian Region / Department of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment, Special Office for Cinema and Audiovisual / Sicily Film Commission, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities-General Direction for Cinema, with the support of the New IMAIE, with the contribution of the Journalists of Sicily and in partnership with the Archive of Audiovisual Worker Movement and Democratic AAMOD.