An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.
Taşrada yaşayan, bütün çocukları kendisini terketmiş yaşlı adam yıllar sonra onları teker teker ziyaret eder. Bu arada hicbir şeyin göründüğü kadar iyi gitmediğini anlayacaktır.