Haunted by the death of his father and other psychological traumas, Daniel (Roberto Scorza) returns to the home where he was raised. Faced with intense emotional scars, as well as physical -- which are realized by the years of self-harm depicted by the cuttings adorning his body -- he enters the bathroom to begin a journey of self-exploration, self-mutilation and quite possibly...

　　影片表现了罗马郊区的青少年、妓女和拉皮条的人的生活，反映了流氓无产者和被社会所唾弃的人的生活世界。这部影片充满自然主义，高潮部分带有强烈的宗教狂热，穿插着梦幻，但又有明显的社会和心理特点，影片以主人公富有隐喻的死结束。导演在该片中大量运用了实际生活中的语言。