11 years-old Benedetta lives in the middle of Palermo's Vuccirìa market.

She works at an intersection, together with her four frieds Nicu, Petru, Saro and Turcu, selling salt, betting forms and fruit to drivers stopped at the traffic light.

Benedetta uses her bountiful imagination to escape her harsh existence, until one day fantasy and reality start taking each other's place.

A problem? Not in the least. In fact, quite possible a way of escaping the clutches of the children's adult boss Enzo...