Back Home (TV series)

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Back Home
Italian La strada di casa
Genre
Created by
  • Francesco Arlanch
  • Andrea Valagussa
Screenplay by
  • Francesco Arlanch
  • Andrea Valagussa
  • Maura Nuccetelli
Directed byRiccardo Donna
Starring
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Claudio Gaeta
  • Giulio Cestari
ProducerLuca Barbareschi
Running time50 minutes
Original release
Network RAI
ReleaseNovember 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) 
October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)

Back Home (Italian : La strada di casa) is an Italian mystery drama series directed by Riccardo Donna.

Contents

Plot

Fausto Morra is a 50-year old family man, owner of a food-processing plant in Piedmont, Cascina Riva, consisting of hundreds of animals and acres of land. After a car accident, Fausto goes into a coma, waking up after 5 years. During that period, everything has changed: his wife Gloria married his best friend Michele and his plant is on the verge of bankruptcy. Slowly regaining his memories, Fausto realises that his past is vanishing, but he needs to discover the truth hiding behind his own affairs to get his life back. In particular, the disappearance of Paolo Ghilardi, a veterinarian who had accused Fausto of selling counterfeit meat, the night of his accident is shrouded in mystery. [1] [2] [3] [4] Once the case is solved, another mystery surrounds Fausto's family: his son Lorenzo's girlfriend Irene Ghilardi disappears the day before their marriage. [5]

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14)
212September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)October 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)

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References

  1. "La strada di casa" (in Italian).
  2. "La strada di casa" (in Italian).
  3. "La strada di casa: cast e trama" (in Italian).
  4. ""La strada di casa": trama, cast e personaggi" (in Italian). 21 November 2017.
  5. ""La strada di casa 2": dove eravamo rimasti e cosa succederà" (in Italian). 13 September 2019.