Everything is very strange for the Sicilian Calogero. As part of a witness protection program, he landed in the small northern Italian village of Sauris. Weird Schuhplattler folk dances, cold and snow do not suit him at all. When the murderer he tipped off appears in the same village, he fears for his life. But sometimes opposites perfectly match …

The film has an international tragicomic style with bitter and wicked elements. However, aside from the comedy, there is a serious, brutal and troubling subject that is how the lives of witnesses are turned upside down, put on hold and left behind with no visible resolution. Aiming to handle this subject delicately, comedy will act as an essential tool in shedding light on the harsh truth of witnesses’ lives.

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