Nica dropped out of school and is now dealing a bit on the streets of his hometown in southern Italy. Here, the mafia makes the rules, and there's no escaping them. But Nica tries, along with two others: U'Boxer, the drug-addicted, violent former champion, and Marciano, the ex-con who barely manages to support his family with a hot dog stand. Everything is building up to a showdown, precisely during the annual procession for the three patron saints of the town.