The story follows (Edoardo Leo), a brilliant neurobiologist who loses his university job due to financial cuts. Desperate for income, he discovers a legal loophole: he can synthesize a new "smart drug" that isn't yet listed as an illegal substance under Italian law.
: A microeconomist dealing with poker debts.
Their shared problem: All are overqualified, underpaid, and ignored by traditional employers. Their solution: Use their scientific expertise to create “Matti Morte,” a smart drug that mimics the effects of cocaine but is not technically illegal. The group becomes an unlikely crime syndicate, clashing with a stubborn police inspector (played by Neri Marcorè) who struggles to understand how a group of nerds could outsmart the system.
: The film highlights the "uselessness" of higher education in a stagnant economy, where Latinists and economists must turn to crime to survive.
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