Reclusive middle-aged male nurse Mauro may be in over his head when -- to save his hospital job -- he agrees to accompany 10-year-old illegal immigrant Eddi to meet his adoptive parents at the Swiss border. Along for the ride is a laconic small-time mobster named Rollo, and problems soon ensue in the form of car trouble, a Bulgarian hooker and her pimps.
Acting
Maurizio Mattioli's grumpy reluctant guardian energy.
Writing
Messy humans making messy moral choices.
Director
Stefano Reali
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Italian-Swiss co-production tackling EU immigration anxiety before it dominated headlines.
Director Stefano Reali mostly worked in television; this remains his most ambitious theatrical feature.
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