Teresa Acerbis

An eccentric TV host surrounded by an incompetent crew, reports the story of four lonely tenants that after a blackout in the middle of summer, have created the invention of the century.

Asti, third millennium. Lucia, mother and wife on the verge of boredom, opens up to friendship with the immigrant Ahmed, looking for an escape from the routine.

Irene, nicknamed 'Miele', has devote herself to people looking for help, and tries to alleviate their suffering even when they make extreme decisions. One day she has to cope with Grimaldi and his invisible malaise.

Five ordinary people disaffected with traditional politics -- a perennial temp, a docker, a university professor, a TV reporter, and a convict -- kidnap an elected politician and plan to donate the ransom money to the family of a blue-collar worker who died on the job.

История известной мафиозной группировки Comasina, терроризировавшей Милан в 70-ых годах. За совершенные преступления главарь банды друзей детства, Ренато «Красавчик Рено» Валлансаска, был осуждён на 260 лет лишения свободы. На его счету несколько убийств, грабежей, побегов из тюрьмы и разбитых женских сердец.

У Анны есть все для счастья: красивый дом, успешная работа и любимый человек. Но неожиданно у нее начинается роман с официантом Домиником. Оказывается, между ее рассуждениями о любви и настоящей страстью не было ничего общего! Ее невозможно планировать, ею нельзя управлять… Но Доминик женат, он отец двоих детей, и выясняется, что настоящая любовь возможна только два часа в неделю.

Бурные политические события конца шестидесятых годов, прокатившиеся по всей Европе, оставили особый след в Италии. Радикальные Красные Бригады, приверженцы насильственного свержения власти, были организованы на волне студенческих протестов 1968 года. «Первая линия» (Prima Linea) была одной из таких террористических группировок, основанная в конце семидесятых, она отличалась особо радикальными методами.

Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.

Born in a village in Sudan, kidnapped by slavers, often beaten and abused, and later sold to Federico Marin, a Venetian merchant, Bakhita then came to Italy and became the nanny servant of Federico's daughter, Aurora, who had lost her mother at birth. She is treated as an outcast by the peasants and the other servants due to her black skin and African background, but Bakhita is kind and generous to others. Bakhita gradually comes closer to God with the help of the kind village priest, and embraces the Catholic faith. She requests to join the order of Canossian sisters, but Marin doesn't want to give her up as his servant, treating her almost as his property. This leads to a moving court case that raised an uproar which impacts Bakhita's freedom and ultimate decision to become a nun. Pope John Paul II declared her a saint in the year 2000.

A wealthy community in north-east Italy deals with its immigration fears.

Set in Milan, where people's lives are invisibly lead by money in its different shapes: too much, too little, stolen, earned, visible and even impalpable. The money flows from one story to the next, from one person to the other, becoming the engine of the film.Everything moves around two antagonist characters: Ugo and Rita. Ugo is a banker involved in a not really clean business. Rita, the Finance Police officer, is a strong and obstinate woman in charge of capturing Ugo. Other characters wander around them, with their weaknesses and fragility, their goodness, their evil and their contradictions. Characters meet, clash, love and hate each other, their lust for money becomes intense feelings.