Margins

Unemployed skinhead who loves sharing his passion for music with his young daughter Alice. Married to Margherita, he balances devotion to family with volatile decisions that push him toward risky schemes to fund their band. His flaws collide with his longing for meaning through art.

A supermarket cashier and Michele's partner, she anchors the family amid financial strain. She orchestrates practical life, but faces trust issues as Michele's actions put their money and plans at risk. She represents a pragmatic counterpoint to the band's reckless energy.

Reluctantly works at the local disco Sala Eden, under his mother's influence. He becomes involved in organizing the crucial concert and ultimately faces exile from home when his mother evicts him, though she supplies equipment for the show. His ambitions in music are tempered by family obligations.

From a wealthy bourgeois family, he studies cello and awaits a high-profile tour with Barenboim. He is the voice of opportunity within the trio, coordinating plans and eventually leaving Grosseto to pursue his orchestral future. His decisions pull the group toward a larger dream.

Entrepreneur who manages Sala Eden and becomes a gatekeeper in the attempt to stage the concert. His clash with the band strains the arrangement, and he ultimately refrains from pressing charges when things go wrong. He embodies the commercial pressures that confront grassroots art.

Edoardo's mother who drives him out of the house yet helps by providing equipment for the concert. Her tough love reflects the family tensions that ripple through the band's dynamics. She is both a source of support and constraint.

Michele and Margherita's young daughter, who shares her father's passion for music. Her presence is a constant reminder of family bonds and responsibility in the midst of chaos. She represents innocence and the personal stakes behind the band’s dream.

A cameo by the artist Zerocalcare appearing as himself, adding a meta layer to the Tuscan music scene. His appearance grounds the film in a real-world counterculture. The cameo nods to the local art and underground culture that frames the protagonists’ ambitions.