A rookie who joins the local riot squad faces some tough soul searching in this violent action drama from first-time director Stefano Sollima. With their jaded take on life, battle-hardened riot squad cops Cobra (Pierfrancesco Favino), Negro (Filippo Nigro) and Mazinga (Marco Giallini) dispense their own brand of instant justice wherever its needed - at the football stadium, at street protests, or simple evictions. But when new recruit Adriano (Domenico Diele) joins their ranks and witnesses the violence at first hand, he soon begins to have doubts about whether he's made the right choice.

Billy Zane stars as the biblical figure Barabbas in this made-for-TV feature directed by Roger Young. The drama recounts the story of the violent thief Barabbas who was freed and spared death by prefect Pontius Pilate (Filippo Nigro) over Jesus (Marco Foschi) at Passover prior to his crucifixion. A subsequent arrest sentences him to 20 years of labour in a dangerous mine where he is tortured by the knowledge that an innocent man died in his place. Upon release, fate grants him the chance to become a Roman gladiator and the opportunity to fight for his freedom.