A mastiff, that is a fighting dog, of which one could assume, this beast would have fought in former times in a Roman arena. In front of him, a slim man, the dog hairdresser. He tries to appease the grim cattle, calling it "Amore". Then he tries it with the Wisch Mob. But the Mastiff bites his way into the mob with the intention of killing him. At this moment we are already in the middle of it, in this dark and tragic portrait of a little man who combines his fate with a violent force he can't control. His name is Marcello (Marcello Fonte) and he is a dog keeper in a shabby little town by the sea. His business is located outside in a row with other run-down shops. Besides, he delivers cocaine to Simoncino (Edoardo Pesce), the local gangster whom everyone in the town despises. But Marcello remains loyal to Simone in a self-destructive instinct. But Marcello's only true love belongs to the dogs, to whom he sacrifices himself devotedly. He even returns to a crime scene to save a Chihuahua. Marcello succeeds in washing dangerous dogs, but he fails because of humans. Why does he get involved with Simone with such devotion? Is it the money? Is he afraid? Is there such a thing as a terrible inescapable relationship between the two? Again and again Simone betrays Marcello. His trust is misguided. Finally he brings Marcello down, destroys his reputation - and turns him into a pariah. May we hope for a day of reckoning? What can save us from our own ruin? Our compassion? Our empathy?
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