Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.
| Directing | Gianni Amelio | Director |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andrea Porporati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Screenplay |
| Camera | Luca Bigazzi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Story |
| Writing | Andrea Porporati | Story |
| Writing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Story |
| Art | Giuseppe M. Gaudino | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliana Sotira | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Tenaglia | Costume Design |
| Directing | Marco Turco | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esmé Sciaroni | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Pescatore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gerolama Sale | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Claudio Vecchio | Line Producer |
| Production | Samanta Antonnicola | Line Producer |
| Production | Massimo Costa | Line Producer |
| Sound | Alessandro Zanon | Sound |
| Sound | Benni Atria | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Franco Piersanti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Production | Enzo Porcelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mario Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Production | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Directing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Anita Borgiotti | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Alessandro Dionisio | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Francioni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Rossana Cingolani | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Stefano Chierchié | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Carlo Simeoni | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Enrico Maggi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gian Enrico Bianchi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alfonso Vicari | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stefano Forcina | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Angelo Amatulli | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romano Donati | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Alessandro Abate | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Claudio Iannone | Still Photographer |
| Art | Mario Rossetti | Set Decoration |
| Production | Renato Fiè | Unit Manager |
| Production | Gianfranco Strazza | Production Secretary |
| Production | Bruno Memoli | Production Secretary |
| Production | Nazzareno Ubertini | Production Secretary |
| Production | Franco Fogagnolo | Administration |
| Production | Patrizia Poggesi | Administration |
| Production | Giovanna Emidi | Administration |
| Lighting | Michele Pellegrini | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sandro Fabbriani | Key Grip |
| Crew | Salvatore Napoletano | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Francesco Sabelli | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Luca Ricci | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Fernando Caso | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Alvaro Gramigna | Foley Artist |
| Art | Giuseppe M. Gaudino | Set Decoration |
