The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.
Claudio Bisio
Nello
Anita Caprioli
Sara
Andrea Bosca
Gigio
Giovanni Calcagno
Luca
Michele De Virgilio
Niki
Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini
Goffredo
Andrea Gattinoni
Roby
Natascia Macchniz
Luisa
