Italian local HBO Original productions include a gripping drama that retraces the shocking 2011 murder of Melania Rea, played by Maria Esposito, exposing the fractures of a family, a community, and the Italian justice system under relentless media scrutiny.
The movie introduces us to Ainara (played by Blanca Soroa), a young, gifted and idealistic 17-year-old, who has to decide which subject to study at university. Or at least that’s what her family hopes she will do. However, the girl reveals the fact that she feels increasingly close to God and that she is prepared to embrace the life of a cloistered nun. This bombshell takes the whole family by surprise, causing a rift and constituting a litmus test for them all.
This new documentary special is about the most intact slave shipwreck found to date and the only one for which we know the full story of the voyage, the passengers and their descendants.