In the old city of Taranto, an industrial center of the Apulia region, Maria tries to help her junkie brother Donato, who is threatened with death for an unpaid debt. She only has one option: to steal. As much as possible, as soon as possible.
Andreas and Alessandro are two friends who have known each other since their childhood. Now that they have grown up, they study at University in different cities but they always spend the summer together in the place where they were born: a seaside resort that regularly fills up with tourists every year.
Rome. Claudio is 15 and someone is writing on his forehead “J’ador” because he smells girlish. That’s Lauro, the 18-year-old leader of a group of youngsters that call themselves fascists and do a lot of things for a far-right political party. Claudio wants to go with them to the “dinner” organized by the party section, but one can only attend if he’s part of the group, and cry-babies are not allowed. If he wants to achieve what he wants, in just one afternoon Claudio has to lose his baby scent and start to smell like a man.
폴란드 출신의 레나는 아직 어린 임산부다. 곧 출산을 앞둔 그녀는 이탈리아에서 아이를 낳은 뒤 돈을 받고 아이를 불법 입양시킬 계획을 갖고 있다. 그러나 예상보다 일찍 태어난 아이에게 모유를 먹이게 되면서 레나는 큰 갈등에 빠진다. 한편 입양 브로커이자 레나의 임시 보호를 맡고 있던 에르만노 역시 무거운 책임감을 느끼기 시작한다. 과연 레나는 자신의 딸 ‘쏠레’를 입양보낼 수 있을까? 2019년 베니스영화제 매직랜턴상 수상(호라이즌 부문)