拉扎罗(阿德里亚诺·塔尔迪奥洛 饰)是一位内心单纯的年轻农民,坦克雷迪(卢卡·奇科瓦尼 饰)则是一位骄横的年轻贵族。他在Inviolata这座与世隔绝的小城内生活,这个城镇则由侯爵夫人阿诺西纳·德·卢娜(尼可莱塔·布拉斯基 饰)所统治。年轻的农民和年轻的贵族相遇并成为好友。某天,坦克雷迪自导自演了一场绑架戏码,希望骗到母亲的赎金,不料最终引来了警察……This is the tale of a meeting between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination. Life in their isolated pastoral village Inviolata is dominated by the terrible Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna, the queen of cigarettes. A loyal bond is sealed when Tancredi asks Lazzaro to help him orchestrate his own kidnapping. This strange and improbable alliance is a revelation for Lazzaro. A friendship so precious that it will travel in time and transport Lazzaro in search of Tancredi. His first time in the big city, Lazzaro is like a fragment of the past lost in the modern world.