In 1956, Italy is trying to cheer up after the World War Two devastation. Fedele Cova, freeway society engineer, has a dream: build a long highway that link Milan and Naples. The challenge is extremely hard and for 8 years a lot of men work strongly, building a 755 kilometers highway, with 113 viaducts, 525 flyovers and 38 tunnels.
Giovanni Bertone a former colonel, is a fraudster who extorts money from the families of the Nazi-Fascist prisoners. He promises them their freedom. Discovered by Colonel Muller he is offered a pact: to save his life, he must go to Milan with a false identity to discover the members belonging to the Resistance.
Esta es la historia de dos jóvenes pobres y hambrientos, así como su deseo de recompensa social en Italia a principios del siglo XX. La pasión por el ciclismo les unió y los eventos aventureros que compartieron para siempre. Los dos muchachos se llamaban Constant Girardengo y Sante Pollastri. Pero, para todos, fueron los "Campionissimo" y "Bandito Numero 1".
The rise and fall of sicilian most important mafia bosses after WWII: Luciano Liggio, Totò Riina and Bernardo Provenzano, all from Corleone. Their friendship and struggle against italian state.