Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.
Valeria Golino
as Rosaria
Cristiana Capotondi
as Titina
Luca Zingaretti
as Antonio
Libero De Rienzo
as Salvatore
Luigi Catani
as Peppino
Lucia Ragni
as Carmela
Vincenzo Nemolato
as Gennaro
Massimiliano Gallo
as Arturo
Monica Nappo
as Assunta
Rosaria De Cicco
as Maestra Lina
Antonia Truppo
as Valeria
Nunzia Schiano
as Spanish aunt
