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Italy

ciao Aracà

Aracà is a hamlet in flux. Its ageing inhabitants must cope with rural flight, a changing agricultural industry and increasing numbers of foreigners buying up their village. Some members of the next generation are exploring ways to remain in their community, but the outcome is far from certain.

We Weren’t Given Anything for Free

Annita Malavasi was an Italian partisan during the Second World War and one of the few female commanders in the resistance. She spent over a year in the Apennines, fighting against the German occupation. At the same time, she had to assert herself in the male-dominated Italian society.