A gripping “memory film,” Francesco Patierno’s debut feature is the story of Matteo, a man returning to his native village near Naples after a ten-year absence. He must put his dying father’s papers in order, but the visit affords him the opportunity to straighten out much in his own past as well. Patierno powerfully captures the stifling quality of small-town life, the dashed hopes and dreams that threaten to spiral into frustration and even violence. Newcomer Luigi Jacuzio is sensational as Matteo, a character who seems to grow increasingly complex and surprising before our eyes.