Francesco Castellani

Maria, daughter of Italian emigrants, lives with her son Santino who lives by expedients. In a small American town, inhabited mostly by children of Italian immigrants, the woman does everything to prevent her boyfriend from getting lost by taking the wrong path, so every time Santino tries to score a shot, Maria manages to blow his plans. Until one day the loving mother decides that the time has come to teach a fundamental lesson for the life of her son.

On a former abandoned soccer field in the heart of Rome's Pietralata neighborhood, four Italian friends hold training sessions for their soccer team, whose members are mostly political refugees. Unfortunately, however, some local residents disagree and claim the right to use the field, even obtaining an eviction order...