Anna Ciancia

Marco, a young man on the fringes of society, wanders through the streets of Rome on a lonely night. After stealing a battered Pinocchio from a street vendor, his goal becomes getting home to gift it to his son. But along the way, a series of eccentric figures and surreal encounters stand between him and his destination. In a journey that turns into a fairy-tale adventure, Marco will have to face a deep sorrow - one that only the puppet can help him confront.

The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.

A gay man and a lesbian, both having reasons to try going straight, end up as a couple!