Studying to become a teacher in 1950s Northern Italy, Sicilian immigrant Pietro is joined by his big brother Giovanni. Pietro shows considerable promise in his field, prompting illiterate Giovanni to take on even the toughest jobs in order to support his sibling's academic pursuits.
"Orgy or the small daily agonies" - Loosely based on the theatrical tragedy of Pier Paolo Pasolini, which tells of the sadomasochistic relationship between a Man and a Woman, both victims and executioners who move within separate worlds of solitude.