Gianluca Gallucci

イタリアにある村、チヴィテッラ・デル・トロント。リベロは、丘陵地帯を見下ろす丘の上に小さな古書店を構え、入れ代わり立ち代わり訪れる風変わりな客たちを温かく迎え入れている。あるとき、リベロは店の外から本を眺めている移民の少年エシエンに気付いて、彼に本を貸し与える。好奇心旺盛なエシエンはリベロが語る読書の素晴らしさに熱心に耳を傾け、彼と読んだ本の感想を語り合う。やがて彼らは、年齢や国籍を越えた友情を育む。

Take an irascible dwarf whose surname is Piccolo, with an easy trigger and an immoderate passion for Pupo and his songs. Then add an undercover policeman whose surname is Doll who doesn't even dare to declare himself to the woman he is in love with and plays tough disguised as a pseudo-criminal. Then you end up with Silvano, a former drug addict in perennial religious mystical crisis, who steals from apartments to survive, only to leave holy cards to be forgiven for the pain caused.