(1989) English title: Red wood pigeon
(1989) English title: Red wood pigeon
Michele Apicella, an MP for the Italian Communist Party, loses his memory after a car accident. Michele is also a player for the Monteverde water polo team; he joins the team on a trip to play an important match in Sicily which will decide who wins the league, despite being uncertain of his own identity. Throughout the match Michele engages in conversations with other players, a trade unionist, the referee, a Catholic, a journalist and his daughter, in an attempt to reconstruct his sense of self.