
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.
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Claudio Bisio as Nello

Anita Caprioli as Sara

Andrea Bosca as Gigio

Giovanni Calcagno as Luca

Michele De Virgilio as Niki

Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini as Goffredo

Andrea Gattinoni as Roby

Natascia Macchniz as Luisa

Rosa Pianeta as Enrica

Daniela Piperno as Miriam

Franco Pistoni as Ossi

Pietro Ragusa as Fabio

Franco Ravera as Carlo

Maria Rosaria Russo as Caterina

Bebo Storti as Padella

Ariella Reggio as Madre di Gigio

Giulia Louise Steigerwalt as Chiara

Tony D'Agostino as Scorbutico

Daniele Ferretti as Enzo

Giuseppe Battiston as Dr. Federico Furlan

Giorgio Colangeli as Dr. Del Vecchio

Enzo Marino Bellanich as Padre di Milo

Marco Caldoro as Operaio

Cesare Capitani as Infermiere manicomio

Monica Faggiani as Prostituta

Paolo Fosso as Venditore

Arianna Gabrielli as Operaia

Romano Ghini as Cicconi

Pietro Paletti as Giovanotto rampante

Vincenzo Piscopo as Art director

Errico Russo as Capo palestre

Manfredi Saavedra as Milo

Raffaele Zabban as Matteo

Gianluca Valente as Invitato (uncredited)
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