It is the end of World War I and the young Italian soldiers are making their way back to San Giovanni Rotondo, a land of poverty, with a tradition of violence and submission to the iron-clad rule of the church and its wealthy landowners. Families are desperate, the men are broken, albeit victorious. Padre Pio also arrives, at a remote Capuchin monastery, to begin his ministry, evoking an aura of charisma, saintliness and epic visions of Jesus, Mary and the Devil himself. The eve of the first free elections in Italy sets the stage for a massacre with a metaphorical dimension: an apocalyptic event that changes the course of history.
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.
Nello and Rufetto are life long friends, and also a team of criminals who dream to make the big shot and set themselves for live, being punished with bad luck.
To save his small town from being left by the last inhabitants, the Mayor organizes a false case of murder to attract media attention. His plan initially succeeds, but soon the situation will go out of control.
F1 경기를 치르고 있는 17세 소녀 드라이버 줄리아. 감독인 그녀의 아버지가 경기 직후 가슴 통증을 호소하다 급작스럽게 죽음을 맞이한다. 그리고 장례식장에 모인 줄리아와 그의 어린 남동생 앞에 망나니처럼 보이는 낯선 친 오빠가 등장하면서 더욱 위기에 빠지고 사설 레이싱 게임인 “이탈리안 레이스”에 참가하게 되는데…… 포기 할 줄 모르는 두 남매의 질주가 시작된다!
