As Italy falls under the control of the Fascists, Orféo Mancini, a life-long supporter of the Communist party, decides to leave his country, with his wife Nella and their two children, Oreste and Bianca. The family take a ship which they believe is bound for North America but which actually ends up in Marseilles. Disappointed but not defeated, the young family decides to settle in the lively immigrant district of the French port and Orféo gets a job as a manual labourer – working for a fellow countryman (and one-time rival) who has profited from fascism. Although life is hard, Orféo is optimistic about his family’s future, little knowing what tragedies lie in store...
France
Italy
Spain
