Davide Tisato

Nivardo and Ismael, more then seventy years old, are producing charcoal to survive in the current economic context of Cuba. Night after night, the two best friends are guarding a process of change. Hidden behind a fraught smoke. Surrounded by darkness they fight and do not give up in the face of dangerous work. Only the mutual support allows them to continue.

In a context marked by exploitation and clandestine labour, a group of farm workers are promised work under contract and fair conditions during the orange harvest in southern Italy. After only five days, they are forced to stop picking and wait in the orange grove for new instructions.