Elio Germano

An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the coast of Italy and declares it a nation, drawing the attention of the world — and the government.

In the 1960s, Accio and Manrico are two brothers from a working class family living in the provincial town of Latina, outside Rome. Elder brother Manrico is a communist but adolescent Accio - the runt of a despairing family - falls under the influence of extremist local stall holder Mario, who takes the young man under his wing and introduces him to fascism.

In a Roman suburb, the repressed rage of the children cuts through the community's stifling facade of normalcy with devastating consequences.

A gravity-defying boy raised in seclusion matures into an extraordinary man -- and an international celebrity -- who longs for human connection.

Massimo is a dentist from Latina, happily married with two daughters. One day he goes down to the cellar for housework and finds a girl tied up and gagged, asking for help.

During the 2001 G8 Summit, Italian police initiate a violent crackdown against demonstrators housed at the Diaz Pascoli School.

Criminal rivalries and endemic corruption are exposed when a gangster makes plans to turn a seaside town into a gambling paradise.