Carlo Mazzacurati

Looking for a treasure which is hidden in a chair, a tattooer, a beautician and a priest start an incredible adventure

"The passion" tells the story of a group of assorted people, bound together by the most unlikely (and, in some cases, unfortunate) circumstances, who find themselves busy staging the tale of the passion of Christ on a Good Friday in a Tuscan village, an old tradition that is still alive all over Italy. (imdb)

A writer's need to maintain an appropriate amount of professional "distance" from his or her subject; the journalist in question here is Giovanni, a late adolescent with a flair for journalistic correspondence. (moviefone.com)

Italia, 1994. Franco e Loris are two friends that decide to steal a stud bull. The bull is worth a lot. Their idea is to immediately leave Italy and try to sell the bull in Hungary. But east Europe is not exactly what they were expecting. The troubles, the miseries and the reality of the countries they are crossing change step by step their minds. The new way of thinking will drive them to a new kind of friendships. (imdb)

Otello is the honest lawyer who accepts the position of planning a natural park in Italy's Po valley region. He turns down corrupt officials who offer bribes in exchange for favors. He continues his work but soon uncovers a scandal that led to the murder of an unfortunate inspector. Daria is a former political activist who provides love interest for the lonely lawyer, and Otello's friend Cecco provides comedy relief in this mystery with touches of film noir. (allmovie.com)