Synopsis
Milan, Via Lazzaretto. Central Station area, June 2002. "Mara has been working as a stationer for almost 20 years not far from where I work and spend my time. She sold crayons and exercise books to the neighbourhood kids. But in the last years large retailers have strangled especially little shops: they cannot compete and many have shut down. Mara is lucky: she survives by selling also small plastic bags."