Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could change the fate of the whole world.

Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are family when the 2nd world war hits Rome. Israel, the owner of their circus, disappears in the attempt to find a getaway overseas for them all. The four friends are in disarray. Without anyone looking after them but above all, without the circus, they lose their social placement and they feel only as sideshow attractions on the loose in a city at war.—X

Roma, 1943. Fulvio está cubierto de pelo de la cabeza a los pies; Matilde es tan eléctrica que enciende las bombillas metiéndoselas en la boca; Mario sufre de enanismo; Cencio escupe luciérnagas y cambia la forma de los insectos. E Israel es el dueño y director del circo que los acoge a todos, como una familia sui generis. Pero una explosión les roba su hogar-refugio y los arroja en medio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, siendo criaturas extraordinarias enfrentadas al horror.