Aram Kian

Italie, futur proche. Les anciennes prisons ne sont plus qu'un souvenir. Désormais, les détenus purgent leur peine dans un état de sommeil profond qui les rend inoffensifs; l'hypersommeil, un système efficace et bon marché. Mais un jour Davide Damiani (Stefano Accorsi), le psychologue de la prison, est confronté à un détenu dont les renseignements sur son passé ont été perdus.

C'est l'âge d'or à Milan dans les années 80 et l'ascension de Santo Russo dans la spirale du crime mafieux.

Six aspiring comedians tired of the mediocrity of their lives, at the end of an evening stand-up course they prepare to face their first performance in a club. In the audience there is also an examiner, who will choose one of them for a TV show. For everyone this is the great opportunity to change their life, for some it could be the last one. The performances begin and each comedian takes the stage with a great dilemma: to respect the teachings of their master, devoted to intelligent and uncompromising comedy, or to twist their numbers to satisfy the much less refined taste of the examiner? Or maybe look for a third way, one of absolute originality? Through the stories of six comedians, Comedians is a reflection on the very meaning of comedy in our time, facing absolutely topical issues.