New life for Italy’s ghost towns | DW Documentary

In 1983, Rossella Aquilanti moved to the abandoned village of Pentedattilo, in southern Italy. Today she is 63 years old and needs help with her farm. She met Maka Tounkara from Mali in a refugee shelter. The young farmer agreed to join her. Calabria suffers from high unemployment. Many young people have had to leave the region. Rossella Aquilanti, by contrast, has created her own paradise here: 20 goats, a few olive trees and the magnificent surroundings are all she needs to be happy.

Courtesy of DW Documentary on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

More Society & Politics Documentaries

Square One2019•1h 22m•HD•★9.3Panopticon2013•57m•HD•★8.9Zeitgeist: Addendum2008•2h 3m•HD•★8.6The New Rulers of the World2009•53m•HD•★8.6Rachel Ward gave up glamour for cows and a not-so-simple country life | Australian Story2026•30m•HD•★7.7The Decline of Western Civilization Part III1998•1h 25m•HD•★8.3#germany Decides - German Election Road Trip2017•42m•HD•★8.0Chicago at the Crossroad2021•1h 0m•HD•★8.0Which Is the Most Well Constructed Bridge in the World?2023•53m•HD•★8.0We Went on an Underwater Adventure2025•37m•HD•★8.0The Na People: Choosing Between Tradition and Modernity2024•51m•HD•★8.0How social media manipulates us: Connected & Alone | Al Jazeera Untangles2025•24m•HD•★7.9