Vincenzo, former head of maintenance of a steel plant that's been outsourced, travels from Italy to China to warn about a defective blast furnace.
| Directing | Gianni Amelio | Director |
| Writing | Ermanno Rea | Novel |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Story |
| Writing | Umberto Contarello | Screenplay |
| Writing | Umberto Contarello | Story |
| Directing | Lillo Iacolino | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shi Yang | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sergio Basso | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mimmo Granata | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Carlo Simeoni | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Attilio Viti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Francioni | Costume Design |
| Art | Nello Giorgetti | Production Design |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Camera | Luca Bigazzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Sound | Franco Piersanti | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Giorgio Innocenti | Line Producer |
| Production | Mario Cotone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zaihirat Banu Codelli | Co-Producer |
| Production | Fabio Conversi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Giulia Fretta | Co-Producer |
| Production | Enzo Porcelli | Co-Producer |
| Production | Theres Scherer | Co-Producer |
| Production | Riccardo Tozzi | Producer |
| Production | Giovanni Stabilini | Producer |
| Production | Marco Chimenz | Producer |