Marco Fiore

1936, in the aftermath of the Ethiopian occupation by Fascist Italy, under the incredulous gaze of the inhabitants of the small town in the Italian province Abraham Imirrù, an ethiopian prince and guerrila fighter is being held prisoner in the local Podesta garden's aviary. But for little Emilio, local recently force enlisted and reality-dissociated Balilla, he is Sandokan, the literal Salgari's character ...and he will be his hero.

A child finds himself on a journey between the urban and the sacred worlds to be reunited with his mother one last time. The priest leads him through the hurdles of the two dimensions to the point of reliving his last moments

At the age of 11, Tommaso lost his mother and was accused of her death. Years later, he returns to his hometown, where he faces his fears and nightmares on a journey that blurs the lines between reality and dreams.