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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