One summer day ten-year-old Michele is playing near his isolated village in poverty-stricken southern Italy, when he discovers a cave with a ghost-like child locked in it. On the one hand he starts to feed and befriend the child, on the other his eyes are opening to the adult world about him; nasty Brazilian gangster Sergio arrives, adults retire to argumentative meetings and a child abduction figures on the TV. Unfortunately for Michele the truth sets him on a journey that will put him in conflict with those nearest and dearest to him. I'm Not Scared is a tight and gripping dramatic thriller from the acclaimed director of Mediterraneo, beautifully photographed and only let down by a failure to fulfil its promise with a classy ending.