MadeinItalyisadeclarationofthelove-haterelationshipwiththeCountrytoldthroughtheeyesofRIKO,acommonman.It’sLigabue’salterego;themanhecouldhavebeenifhehadn’tbeensweptawaybymusic.Rikoworksinacuredmeatsfactory,likehisfather,surroundedbymorepigsthanpeople.Thereal,everydayloveheshareswithSarah,isinpredicament. WhileRiko’sunhappywithhisjob,he’sluckytobeworkingatall,unlikeseveralofhiscolleaguesfiredattheageoffifty.Notevengoingoutwithfriends,includingCarnevale,isenoughtosoothetheprofessionalandexistentialcrisis.Toshakethingsup,hedecidestodrivetoRomewithhisfriends.TogethertheytakepartinaprotestduringwhichRikoreceivesablowtothehead.Thehitbringsachangeincludingmakingamendswithhiswifeandconfrontingtheproblemsatwork. RikoandSaradecidetoremarrythoughthisemotionalnewbeginningisabruptlyinterruptedbySara’sconfession.ShecheatedonhimwithCarnevale,hisbestfriend,whothencommitssuicide.Rikoisthenfiredandthelossofhisfriendandjobsendshimspiralingintoadepressionthatleadshimtoconsidersuicide.It’sthankstohisson,Pietro,thathebeginstoregainstrengthandfindawaytostartagain.
