Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.
The story of a group of Sicilian miners and their families decide to illegally cross the border to France and their hardships.
A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.
