Basilicata 1964. At the age of twelve years old Salvatore ends up in a reformatory because of his consuming passion for cinema. One day, the announcement of sale of an old 16 mm projector gives birth to the idea of creating a small cinema. The project has one small flaw: the absolute lack of money. Salvatore, however, will not be discouraged for so little and undertakes to buy the projector by stealing money and so a series of troubles began...