This film tells the story of three defeats: Berlusconi’s political and human defeat in his “twilight”, the one of Ciccio Mirra, Berlusconi’s unconditional supporter, deeply rooted in an ancient culture that dies hard, and the director’s artistic defeat in an Italy that recognised itself in this “Berlusconian culture” for a long time, and probably still does.

2017年，Franco Maresco在为摄影师Letizia Battaglia所做的一项工作中找到了灵感。如今已经八十多岁的Letizia，用她的照片来讲述黑手党的斗争故事，并被列入“纽约时报2017年最有影响力女性十一人”。他们共同合作拍摄了这样一个人物：Ciccio Mira，街头派对的“传奇”组织者。 他曾在马勒斯科2014年的纪录片《西西里故事》中担任主角，在与Maresco分开的几年里，Mira似乎正在寻求救赎，他的言论触犯了“老派黑手党”的旧日情绪。当他们参加纪念黑手党斗争烈士庆祝活动时，Maresco的怀疑主义与Letizia的激情反抗形成了鲜明对比。