
PiazzaVittorioisthebiggestsquareinRome.BoththesquareandtheadjacentdistrictsoftheEsquilinestandoutforthemultiethnicvarietyoftheirinhabitants.Here,infact,wefindarangeofethnicgroupsfromnearbyandfaraway:Romans,Asians,NorthAfricansandIndianswhomakethesquareandneighborhoodalivelyplacebutatthesametimeonethatisnoteasytomanage.Preciselybecauseofitsuniqueandcolorfulnature,manyartistsandotherfigureswithtiestotheworldofcinema,likeMatteoGarroneandWillemDafoe,havechosentomakeittheirhome.AmongthemisthegreatdirectorAbelFerrara,whohasdecidedtoportraythisworldfromhisownindependentandpoeticpointofview,puttinghimselfphysicallyonthelineintheproductionofthefilm.Outofthishascomeasurrealandneorealistpictureofadayinthesquare’slife,withinterviewswithillegalandlegalimmigrants,tramps,artists,proprietorsofbusinessesandpoliticianswhogivetheirpersonalaccountsoftheplace.Itistheportraitnotjustofasquare,butofanItalythatischangingandthatistryingatallcoststogodowntheroadofintegration,oftenunderestimatingthesideeffects.



