In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.

• Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
• Sergio Castellitto
• Tiziana Lodato
• Franco Scaldati
• Leopoldo Trieste
• Leo Gullotta
• Clelia Rondinella
• Salvatore Billa
• Jane Alexander