The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

Das italienische Drama war ursprünglich als Fernsehserie konzipiert, gelangte aber dann doch in einer über sechstündigen Fassung in die Kinos. Es erzählt aus dem Leben einer römischen Familie zwischen den Jahren 1966 und 2000. Das Schicksal der Familienmitglieder wird dabei immer in Verbindung mit den historischen Vorgängen in Italien gezeigt.

Zwei ungleiche Brüder, ein Frauenscharzm und ein Rebell, streiten sich um Frauen, Politik und Familie um am Ende festzustellen, dass weder der extreme Kommunismus noch der Neo-Faschismus etwas für "die Arbeiter" tut. Das ganze nett in das Italien der 60er Jahre verpackt.

Giovanni Vivaldi is an average middle-aged man with a secure job as a government accountant. He wishes nothing more than to set up his only son Mario, his biggest pride in the world, with the same secure government job before he eventually retires. For this, Giovanni will stop at nothing...

Am 12. Dezember 1969 tötet eine Bombe 17 Menschen und verletzt viele weitere in einer großen Nationalbank in Mailand, was den Beginn der Bleiernen Jahre markiert. Lokale Anarchisten werden von Polizei und Medien für das Massaker zum Sündenbock abgestempelt, aber ein Ermittler deckt ein größeres subversives Netzwerk auf, das aus rechtsextremen Randgruppen, korrupten Geheimdiensten und anderen Interessensgruppen besteht, die versuchen, die Demokratie zu unterminieren.

Marianne und Juliane sind Schwestern. Geboren im Krieg und aufgewachsen in der „bleiernen Zeit“ der 50er-Jahre kämpfen beide im Zuge der 68er-Bewegung für gesellschaftliche Veränderungen. Doch ihre Wege sind so unterschiedlich, dass sie zu Gegnerinnen werden. Während sich Juliane als Redakteurin einer feministischen Frauenzeitschrift engagiert, schließt sich Marianne einer Untergrundorganisation an.

1972, Milan. Just a few days before the general elections, a young girl from an esteemed family is raped and murdered. Bizanti, editor-in-chief of a conservative newspaper, tries to derail the official police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his boss to win the elections.

June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. The official version blames the "structural failure" of the plane, but a young journalist smells a cover-up and starts fighting to break free the truth from the 'invisible wall' of lies built by politicians and air force higher-ups.

Der ehemalige Terrorist Giorgio Pellegrini (Alessio Boni) kommt als Kronzeuge auf freien Fuß und bemüht sich um die juristische Rehabilitation, durch die nach dem Gesetz seine Straftaten vollständig verbüßt sein werden. Doch ehe er sich’s versieht, holt ihn in der Gestalt des Nachtclubbesitzers Vesuviano (Riccardo Zinna) und des korrupten Polizisten Anedda (Michele Placido) seine Vergangenheit wieder ein. Durch den Kontakt mit ihnen werden Straftaten von Erpressung bis Mord wieder sein täglich Brot; um ein Vergehen zu vertuschen, muss er wieder neue begehen und schließlich wird auch seine Ehefrau Roberta (Alina Nadelea) zur Gefahr für ihn.

Die um Detailgenauigkeit bemühte Geschichte der Entführung und Ermordung des italienischen Politikers Aldo Moro durch die "Roten Brigaden" im Frühjahr 1978.

Bologna, 1976. The paths of two aimless young friends intertwine with those of Radio Alice, a pirate radio politically aligned with the leftist student movement.

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.

Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris since then thanks to the Mitterrand Doctrine, is suspected of being its instigator. When the Italian government asks for extradition, Marco goes into hiding with his daughter Viola, precipitating also the life of his family back in Italy.

Italy, early 80's. A political terrorist is being transferred northward from Sicily for a conjugal visit; during the journey, a police captain tries to make him cooperate.

It's moving day for the Via Marsili 19th apartment in Bologna, Italy, a former hotbed of the Movement of 1977. While waiting for the movers to finish their job, cultural agitator Franco Bifo Berardi leads us through a decade-long trip down memory lane.

Waiting for the train that will take him away, a man goes back over moments of his small-town upbringing: the relationship with his family, his involvement in the protests of 1968 and a childhood friend died too soon.

Much-censored documentary encompassing thirty years of Italian politics under the governance of the Christian Democracy (DC), entirely composed of — occasionally dubbed — archival footage.

Who is the mysterious stranger Cecilia met on the street? Why is he suspicious of everyone? She is happily married, has a lovely child and a good job: yet she decides to join him and to become his lover, sharing his destiny right up to its tragic conclusion.

The film is the result of a planned trilogy about the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades first announced by director Grimaldi in 2003: shot in the UK on a low budget, the project was never completed because of lack of funding and other issues, and the existing footage from the first two planned installments was condensed into a single movie and released on DVD in 2009.

Young radical Riccardo returns home after hiding in South America for five years, only to find out that his comrades either gave up their ideals or turned to drugs, while all they fought for seems to have set the stage for near-anarchy.