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Conflicts between home and a better life far away, and issues of loyalty and ethics are all addressed in this interesting drama from Pasquale Squitieri. Mario (Saverio Marconi) has left Sicily to go work in the northern city of Turin, where he lives with his sister and niece. His good friend Umberto (Stefano Madia) is now the owner of a successful nightclub and is one of the reasons why Mario is willing to stay with his factory job here. But during one weekend in the city, Mario's misplaced faith in his friend and relatives is trampled, as a whole new, realistic view of their lives opens up.