Forty years after Siamo italiani, Alexander Seiler devotes himself again to several of the “foreign workers” who had flocked to Switzerland from southern Italy. The young couple of once-upon-a-time have retired and are now back in their homeland in Apulia enjoying the fruits of their working days abroad – and also yearning for a visit from their children who live in Switzerland...$时隔近四十年,导演重访了《意大利人》的部分拍摄对象,与前作不同的是,该作不再强调意大利移民与瑞士当地人的差异,而更加关注两代移民的身份记忆和文化归属感。所有十五名被访者的讲述都带有哀伤基调,却又显得妥协和乐观。观众从而了解到两国间逐渐拉近的距离以及社会界限的逐渐模糊。