Alfonso, an unemployed Neapolitan scientist, is a naive man who has made an enemy of the Camorra. He hides out in an old building where a Sri Lankan community has settled. That's when Gayan, a broke ex-cricket champion, appears. Attracted by the Italian paradise described to him by his cousin, he will soon become disillusioned. Both men make friends and although in very uncomfortable situations, they hope to find a way out by joining forces.

Into Paradiso

The Istituto Luce turned ninety in 2014, its decades-long history intertwined with that of Italy itself, through cinema and that unique treasure trove of images known to all as the Luce Archives. To celebrate its anniversary, some of the most acclaimed rising filmmakers in Italy were invited to make a small film, with each director selecting ten minutes of footage from the archives, out of the thousands of hours of footage to be found there. The result is an album full of different narratives.