Giuseppe Cristiano

Salvo was five when his father Vincenzo was arrested, practically before his eyes. Seven years later Salvo lives with his uncles and his cousin a controlled and peaceful existence in the Turin area, but his father returns and claims his son for four days. Vincenzo has to carry an important load to Bari and brings Salvo (nomen est omen) with him as insurance: a child is better than a gun, he says, because his presence in the event of a possible police detention can have a distracting effect . This however is not the only reason why Vincenzo wants Salvo with him, and the "Salv-atore" child will prove to be a potential vehicle of redemption for that messed up father, but not entirely devoid of feelings and attentions.

Lino and Chicca are an aging, childless middle-class couple whose life is disrupted after he's diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

A 14-year-old boy and his neo-Nazi dad are both outcasts in their suburban town.

Mariano has been married for 10 years with Miranda, a woman way out of his league. Their small-town life is disrupted by womanizing photographer Andrea, who — struck by her good looks — offers Miranda a one-time modelling job. Albeit hesitant, the couple eventually accepts his invitation to the Seychelles...

1978年の夏、南イタリア。麦畑が一面に生い茂る小さな村に住む10歳の少年ミケーレ。彼はある日、廃屋の裏で不思議な穴を発見する。中を覗いてみると、なんと鎖に繋がれている少年がいた。事態が飲み込めず混乱するミケーレ。恐怖のあまり誰にも打ち明けられない彼だったが、どうしても気になって何度も穴に行くようになる。やがて、穴の中にいた少年フィリッポも心を開き始め、2人は次第に友情を育んでいく。しかしある時、ミケーレは彼の父や村の大人たちの会話を盗み聞く。どうやらそれは、あのフィリッポに関わる何か恐ろしいことのようだった…。