根據義大利小說家尼可洛阿曼尼堤 Niccolo Ammaniti小說改編而成。

獲得 2003年義大利奧斯卡獎之最佳攝影、David of the Youth獎。

10 歲小男孩米歇爾，赫然在地穴中發現一個滿臉驚恐被鐵鍊銬著的小男孩，米歇爾每天偷吃的給他、甚至幫助小男孩爬出洞外透透氣，再偷偷地把他帶回來，男孩的身世就像洞內的世界幽暗成謎。有天家裡來了陌生人，米歇爾偷聽得知，原來地穴裡的正是被眼前這票人綁架的小孩菲利普，而平日他所愛與信任的雙親也涉入綁架，並狠狠地警告米歇爾少管閒事。被綁架的小孩與綁架犯的兒子，兩個十歲小男孩的友誼，在疑惑與恐懼中凝聚成最美好的生命經驗……

While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. Michele witnesses town baddie Felice nearby and suspects something bad is happening. Michele is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery, eventually spilling the beans to his closest friend. Michele's parents learn of his discovery and warn him to forget whatever he saw.

獲奧斯卡最佳外語片。

二次世界大戰期間，八名義大利軍人帶著一頭驢子，奉命駐守在愛琴海上的一個希臘小島。那是個與世隔絕的世外桃源，鎮上居民根本感受不到戰爭氣氛。不久之後，這支軍隊也忘卻了他們的任務。

他們與跟鎮民打成一片，舉行足球賽作?消遣、?村中教堂作壁畫，甚至追尋愛情。直至接近大戰尾聲，一艘軍艦前來接載他們回國，才驚覺他們已然捨不得離開這個人間天堂。

It's about a group of Italians sent to guard an out-of-the way island in the Greek Sea during World War 2. At first, the assignment seems like the worst in the war, but as the tranquility of the island works its magic on the men, they discover that peace isn't all that bad after all. Soon they realize they're not stuck in such a bad place...

西西里島上的吉安加村有一座小教堂，教堂前有一家「天堂電影院」，小男孩多多和其他小朋友一樣，喜歡跑到戲院看放映師阿佛烈多操作機器。但因為易燃的底片是很危險的，阿佛烈多常常把湧至放映室的小孩拒於門外，而小多多卻常連哄帶騙、撒驕耍賴，總有辦法溜進去。

有一天，底片果真走火，戲院發生火災。小多多帶著阿佛烈多逃出火窟，雖然阿佛烈多不幸在這次的意外中失明，但他們卻建立起一段深厚的情誼。多多長大後到羅馬遊歷，一晃三十年，直到聽到阿佛烈多的死訊，才喚回他的兒時記憶……。

A man receives news from his aging mother in a little town that someone he once knew has passed away. A beautiful story unfolds about the man's childhood friendship with an old man who was the projectionist at the local theater. Their bond was one that contained many highlights and tragedies, and shaped the way for a young boy to grow and move out of his rundown village to pursue a dream.

吉凡尼從義大利貧窮的南方西西里島，來到優沃的北方尋夢打天下，順便來這和求學的弟弟皮耶托共同生活，可是弟弟托卻「近哥情怯」，不希望讓哥哥知道自己在這裡的不適應及學業上的失意；雖然到了車站，竟不敢接近哥哥！反而意外地帶領一個不識字的男人去找尋住所。
哥哥在遍尋不到弟弟後，無奈之餘又回車站，而此時，弟弟碰巧又把這流離失所的人帶回車站，兄弟就在這驚訝中見面。一對兄弟，兩種世界，交織出一段充滿溫馨又帶著血淚的人生寓言 …

Turin at the end of the fifties: two brothers have emigrated there from Sicily and the older works very hard to let the younger study and free himself from poverty through culture. The boy however is not keen on school and would like to begin to work. When after some time he gets his degree however things take a violent and dramatic turn......

克勞蒂亞是個夢想成為汽車技工的 17歲青年，但他的老爸卻十分反對。
好不容易，有個修車廠老闆史代夫僱用了克勞蒂亞，他開心地準備一展身手。熱衷違法賽車的史老闆，要求幫克勞蒂亞改裝一台汽車，好讓他贏得比賽。在比賽中，克勞蒂亞遇見在酒吧打工的喬安娜，兩人陷入熱戀，只可惜史老闆卻認為兩人的交往，會危害到他的夢想及事業，因此不斷插手阻撓……。

Claudio is 17-years-old with a knack for cars. Desperate to get into the business, he proves himself worthy and is taken on as an apprentice by Stefano, a local mechanic. Stefano, a fan of illegal drag racing and asks Claudio to transform an old Ford into the ultimate racing machine. At the races, Claudio meets Giovanna, they falls in love with each other and begins to neglect his job. Stefano, meanwhile, is experiencing some serious money problems, and sees his apprentice's love affair as a serious obstacle to his goals...

當工廠預計關閉的消息傳來，一群即將在工廠歇業後被迫失業的工人，不甘如此，於是成立組織，佔領工廠、架設網站，甚至將大門封鎖，進行長期抗爭。直到這個新聞從地方傳至全國，竟然引發起驚人的效應。

An American multinational company operates a tire-manufacturing plant in a small village located in the Abruzzo Mountains. When the American head office tells the Italians that the plant is slated to close, the workers start to organize. They occupy the factory, put up a website, and even chain themselves to the gate for a round-the-clock protest. News about the protest goes from local television to regional news, until it becomes known nationwide.

經過 10年牢獄生涯的麥特，在一次放假回鄉的假期中，突然回憶當年入獄的原因。

原來，從前他對發生在週遭的事毫不關心，直到女友安娜被親哥哥強暴後，麥特竟然採取了最極端的報復方式－殺死他。回到故鄉後，麥特幫助當年的秘密情人羅莎離開暴力的丈夫，羅莎的自立讓麥特獲得救贖，假期後回到監獄的他，會有什麼驚喜在等著他呢？

Matteo takes revenge on Anna's brother by killing him when heard that Anna, his girlfriend, who is raped by her brother. After ten years in prison, Matteo, has a day of leave to go back to his home town. Making the most of his day of leave from prison, Matteo returns to help Rosa, his secret love, who succumbs to a violent, impossible marriage, run away from Giovanni. Rosa's dependency and Matteo's redemption will be the basis their encounter is the near future, destined to give their lives a turn for the better.

恩斯特是個知名的藝術家，他和妻子分居，與兒子相依為命。

有一天得知教會要讓他過世的母親列入聖者的行列，他感到十分驚訝。一方面是因為沒有人告訴他關於家人過往的一切，另一方面是他是位無神論的自由藝術家。壓力與衝突頓時產生，他凝視著母親的微笑，有如一道曙光，恩斯特能夠面對過去及未來嗎？

Ernesto is a successful artist, an illustrator of fables for children. Ernesto is struck by hear that some mysterious people want to canonize his mother, not only because it makes him realize how much he has been kept in the dark where his family is concerned, but also because the whole business contrasts with his world as an artist and free atheist. Conflicts come to the fore. His memory of his mother opens up a gaping chasm that forces him to reconsider the past and live the present differently.

生長於伊斯坦堡的凡尼斯，被迫舉家遷故鄉雅典，只因為在政治戳記上他們不屬伊斯坦堡。面對雅典，凡尼斯一家人並沒有回到故鄉的感覺，周遭的眼光，讓一家人更覺得身分錯亂。

凡尼斯選擇躲進廚房，實踐外公的香料哲學，用食物在記憶上加料，日子沉浸於外公造訪的期待和對初戀對象珊美的思念，隨著時間流逝。多年之後，凡尼斯成為知名的天文物理學家，在遠走美國的前夕，一通電話又勾起對於「故鄉」伊斯坦堡的思念。凡尼斯再次面對離別，他該如何抉擇呢？

Fanis, a young Greek boy, spends his childhood living in Istanbul, where his grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a touch of spice to give them flavor. He grows up to become an excellent cook, and thirty-five years later he leaves Athens and travels back to Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love, only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.