A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.
A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.
