Naples, 1959. Pure Mathematics professor Renato Caccioppoli, Bakunin's grandson, is a tortured soul. Recently discharged from the psychiatric hospital, left by his wife, and increasingly disillusioned with academia and the Communist Party, he lives his last days with painful detachment.
| Directing | Mario Martone | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Metella Raboni | Costume Design |
| Art | Giancarlo Muselli | Production Design |
| Camera | Luca Bigazzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jacopo Quadri | Editor |
| Sound | Michele Campanella | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Fabrizia Ramondino | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fabrizia Ramondino | Story |
| Writing | Mario Martone | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Martone | Story |
| Production | Claudio Vecchio | Line Producer |
| Production | Stefano Incerti | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alessandro Dionisio | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Costanza Boccardi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Valia Santella | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Daghi Rondanini | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Hubert Nijhuis | Sound |
| Editing | Carlotta Cristiani | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ilaria Fraioli | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Pasquale Mari | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Production | Antonietta De Lillo | Associate Producer |
| Production | Giorgio Magliulo | Associate Producer |
| Production | Angelo Curti | Producer |
| Lighting | Alessandro Saulini | Gaffer |
| Camera | Giuseppe Sportiello | Key Grip |
| Camera | Nando Cirelli | Grip |
| Directing | Raffaele Di Florio | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alessandro Scippa | Assistant Director |
| Art | Frazer Laing | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Pennacchio | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Gian Enrico Bianchi | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Alfonso Vicari | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Renato Siniscalchi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Bruno Memoli | Production Secretary |
| Production | Lello Becchimanzi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Luigi Boscaino | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Mazzanti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruno Scucces | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Anna Tramontano | Production Accountant |
| Production | Paola Simone | Accountant |
| Camera | Cesare Accetta | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Carlo Sbordone | Script Consultant |
| Crew | Sergio Marra | Public Relations |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
