"An observant and comic portrait of a moment within Italian history, and an earthy, shimmering fable about the gravesites we walk over every day."—Mark Asch, Little White Lies
"A pictorial delight to luxuriate in, as it is a philosophical wonder on the unknowability of time."—Tomris Laffly, The Wrap
"Garrulous, uproarious and celebratory...a movie bustling and teeming with life."—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth – in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
