Giovanni Bruno

A despairing man murders his wife and his son on New Year's Eve before surrendering to the police. Placed in the custody of sexually abusive relatives, his only surviving child Vito is left free to roam the trash-strewn back streets of Naples where he and his friends engage in drug abuse, prostitution and petty crime.

Criblée de dettes après le décès brutal de son mari, une veuve fortunée essaie de conserver la garde de son fils et se résout à pratiquer le plus vieux métier du monde.