1997 film

Don Salvatore Savastano, a boss involved in the smuggling of contraband cigarettes, is forced to watch four masked robbers kill his wife and his only son in a restaurant where he and his family are celebrating the young boy's first Holy Communion. From that moment on Don Salvatore has no other purpose in life but to get his revenge on the four assassins.

The rich Gloria, resident for years in the United States, returns to live in her native country in Sicily, where she is welcomed by her sister-in-law, widow Antonia and her son Saro. The beautiful Gloria does not fail to arouse particular interest in the inhabitants of the place, especially in a building speculator, the engineer De Vita, who intends at all costs to get hold Gloria's land. She will be able to seduce the man, and then allow herself to the sister-in-law and the nephew before leaving for the USA.

A former convict discovers that his son has been adopted by a couple living on the mountains and tries to establish a contact with him

Marco, a nine year old boy, is in love with his elementary teacher, and feels neglected by his workaholic parents. When they forget about his birthday he wishes he could grow up at once. This really happens and Marco begins a new life as an adult. He rents a room in his teacher's flat and she falls in love with him. He even fakes a kidnapping when he runs out of money but he is mistaken for the kidnapper.

保罗在附近的小学上学，但是他发现老师只教给他们三个词:信任、服从和战斗，而班里的孩子都会唱一首歌颂法西斯的歌曲。保罗感到自己和其他的孩子不太一样，原来父亲是个反战派，他不让自己的儿子穿"效忠元首"的黑色校服，不想让他被法西斯的思想所统治。 与此同时，一家人的生活变得窘迫起来，大人和孩子都要到田野里挖野菜，然后煮野菜汤喝，每三天才能得到的一个鸡蛋留给了最小的孩子。爷爷向教堂里的牧师忏悔的时候被保罗他们发现，原来爷爷暗暗资助12个反法西斯的战士，把他们藏在了教堂里，两头牛都被宰杀。但是因为还是缺乏食物，最后他把仅有的驴也处理掉了。 战争波及到了小镇，保罗的父亲马利亚诺决定带家人返回罗马，可是在半路却碰到了巡查的德国士兵，只好下车逃走。而母亲带他们回到罗马后，为了支付房租不得不把自己心爱的钢琴折价卖掉，这时，他们又听到了保罗的叔父死亡的消息……