Shoulder to Shoulder

Some truths can only be learned shoulder to shoulder (Spalla a Spadda)

  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 47m
  • Drama
  • Comedy

A foreign writer is in Sicily and believes that careful observation is enough to understand Sicilian culture and Sicilians. However, through his stories, he learns that you cannot know or understand Sicily or Sicilians through mere observation. You have to stand beside its people, shoulder to shoulder (Spalla a Spadda), share their struggles and their victories. Only then can you begin to understand

Director
Louis Nabil Djalili
Starring
Louis Nabil Djalili, Mara Di Maura, Lorenzo Cristofaro, Gianmarco Giuffrida

Cast

  • Louis Nabil Djalili

    Louis Nabil Djalili

    The Writer

  • Mara Di Maura

    Catanese

  • Lorenzo Cristofaro

    Lorenzo

  • Gianmarco Giuffrida

    Man by the Sea:

  • Orazio Grasso

    Pescatore

  • Lara Marta Russo

    Eleanora

  • Harry Pavlou

    Konstantine Calder Smith

  • Harry Bradley

    Perry Como

  • Marco Casá

    Marco

  • Christian Grasso

    Christian

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