A collection of amateur films about people going to the beach on holidays allows director Ermanno Cavazzoni to reflect on this historical custom of humanity.
The countryside around the Po delta is dotted with abandoned houses and farmhouses. The landscape appears desertic, almost humanless. Some people shares stories about their bond with the land while the italian writer Gianni Celati documents the tragedy and the loss of values in this new landscape of desolation, with a superb narrative style.
