Valerio Foglia Manzillo

Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio, a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino's work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

About the misadventures of Desidero, a pretty young Neapolitan transexual, and of his group of transvestite friends. Disappointed in love and politics, they set up an organic farm and psychological help centre for men in crisis.

Reclusive middle-aged male nurse Mauro may be in over his head when -- to save his hospital job -- he agrees to accompany 10-year-old illegal immigrant Eddi to meet his adoptive parents at the Swiss border. Along for the ride is a laconic small-time mobster named Rollo, and problems soon ensue in the form of car trouble, a Bulgarian hooker and her pimps.

In a Naples suspended between magic and superstition, madness and rationality, a mystery envelops the existence of Adriana, overwhelmed by a sudden love and a violent crime.

Il velo di Maya

The plot focuses on the classic "Italian scams", where those who deceive are in turn duped by other individuals. The amount lost increases from time to time and from the initial thousand euros it reaches a figure equal to two million.

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