Carlo is nine-years-old, lives in Taranto, and is seriously ill. Carlo is very passionate about Jesus, his favorite superhero. He suffers from catatonic crisis, suddenly being completely absent.

Ugo is in his forties, put aside from work with insurance from the giant steel mill where he works. Atheist and communist, but needy. He decides to take part in a mysterious casting, with a considerable reward, for the role of Jesus.

That’s how Ugo, to make Carlo happy, plays the part of the biggest superhero of all times: Super Jesus.