102 minutos
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamoured of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
Michele Placido
Marco Terzi
Claudio Amendola
Pietro Giancona
Francesco Benigno
Natale Sperandeo
Alessandra Di Sanzo
Mario 'Mery' Libassi
Tony Sperandeo
Turris
Roberto Mariano
Antonio Patanè
Maurizio Prollo
Claudio Catalano
Filippo Genzardi
Matteo Mondello
Giovanni Alamia
Marra
Alfredo Li Bassi
Carmelo Vella
Salvatore Termini
Giovanni 'King Kong' Trapani
Gianluca Favilla
Direttore riformatorio
Giuseppe Giarraffa
Michela Cusano
Lia
Matteo Mondello
Maria Cristina Mastrangeli
Professoressa molestata
Calogero Buttà
Professore carcere
Luigi Maria Burruano
Franco D'Annino
Ninni Picone
Impiegato provveditorato
Aurora Quattrocchi
Madre di Mery
Ludovico Caldarera
Professore carcere #2 (uncredited)
Carlo Berretta
Salvatore 'Salvo' Sperandeo (uncredited)
Carlo DeFilippi
Detenuto (uncredited)
Enzo Marcelli
Detenuto (uncredited)
Pippo Agusta
Padre di Mery (uncredited)
Paolo Buzzurro
Poliziotto (uncredited)
