Gianni, Nicola ve Antonio 1944'te Nazi'lere karşı savaşırken dost olmuşlardır. Hayallerle doldurdukları savaşın sonunda normal hayatlarına dönerler. Film bu üç idealistin hayat hikayelerini ve hayatın kaçınılmaz gerçekleriyle nasıl başa çıktıklarını anlatmaktadır.
A dark comedy centering on the lives of a Neapolitan based family whose father, a fish merchant, is so infatuated with the reality TV show "Grande Fratello" (the Italian version of "Big Brother") he starts living his life as if he were on it.
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.
Güzel fakat fazlasıyla hırslı olan genç bir kadın, sürekli seyahat eden üçüncü sınıf bir varyete tiyatro grubuna katılır ve grubun içerisinde kıskançlığa ve duygusal krizlere sebep olur.
Ulisse, Fulvio and Domenico decide to rent an apartment together in order to live with their modest work. However the three encounter any difficulties that have forced them to always be one step away from starvation. Ulisse has to maintain his wife and daughter selling recordings of important foreign singers, Fulvio has the task of reviewing silly scandals of celebrities instead of writing articles for major artists, while Domenico must keep his wife and children going to make love with old single pensioners.
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.