Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined.

Marcello Mastroiannias Matteo Scuro
Valéria Cavallias Tosca
Michèle Morganas Femme dans le train
Marino Cennaas Canio
Domenico Gennaroas Le mari de Norma
Salvatore Cascioas Alvaro enfant
Roberto Nobileas Guglielmo
Jacques Perrinas Alvaro adulte
Antonella Attilias Angela, la défunte femme de Matteo
Blasco Giurato