The Italian gangster film is reinvented with the help of three of the country’s most prominent actors - Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo, and Valerio Mastandrea – playing legendary but aging made men. The Roman underworld has grown crueler and more corrupt over their lifetimes; Adagio paints a devastating picture of their chaotic city, ravaged by fires and blackouts, and of a country where the binding ties of religion have frayed so much that the only bond between men is money. The three elderly men would like to find some kind of redemption. But it’s hard to break the cycle of crime, as 16-year-old Manuel discovers when he is blackmailed and has to turn to his father’s criminal pals for help.