A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
Benito Fornaciari, a pale, devoutly Catholic, Upper Middleclass Italian inherits a minor-league football club from a long-lost uncle. He decides to visit the club to sell it, but the local population has other ideas: through an almost-armed uprising they "force" him not to sell the club but lead it to other glories on the football field.
A 16-year-old Sicilian becomes the target of a mafia hit man after refusing to go through with her prearranged marriage.
