Set in Italy, "Sailing Home" manages to show audiences a side of Italy most viewers are not privileged of seeing. This movie does not show the romantic Italy with Venetian gondolas and gorgeous sculptures that we know from Enchanteur advertisements. Instead it shows Italy in its raw and unpolished state. Unfortunately, the merits of "Sailing Home" stop there.

"Sailing Home" is a story about the lives of a group of fishermen - Sasa (Salvatore Iaccarino), Giovanni (Giovanni Iaccarino), Franco (Aniello Scotto D'Antuono), and Samir (Azouz Abdelaziz). After a long absence from their hometown, the fishermen decide to go back home for some rest. When they are back in Naples, they find themselves surrounded by a reality now foreign to them. So, they decide to start over again. Franco wants to move to America with his fiancee, Rosa (Roberta Papa), but his dreams are shattered after a young boy accidentally kills Rosa. Meanwhile, Salvatore has to deal with the Camorra (Neapolitan gang organisation for the uninitiated) and the local fishermen who are not happy that he has come back.

The direction of Vincenzo Marra works as he appears to have a good hold on camera angles. Less so can be said for his plot (he wrote it) and the employing order needed to convey the story in a way that does not make the audience scratch their head and go "eh"? It is a confusing story indeed.

Aniello Scotto D'Antuono's acting, in this movie, can be described as being eternally stoned. His facial expressions appear to be more emotionless than a genetically engineered humanoid. Even in moments where he experiences great joy or when he sees Rosa after a long time, he still seems detached. At times of great tragedy and even when contemplating suicide, he appears to be unmoved.

Conflict, in this movie, comes in the form of Salvatore Iaccarino. Here he appears to have the urge to arbitrarily spark arguments. However, Sasa's idea of an argument is to start blabbering incoherently at a raised tone.

This movie has an extremely confusing storyline where nothing is explained. Only a little background is provided on the characters, but otherwise every ridiculous action of the characters is not explained in the least. I am sure that there is a story somewhere in "Sailing Home" but after an hour and 28 minutes of the movie, this reviewer has yet to find it.

"Tornando A Casa", much like how it sounds in English, is quite rightly a whirlwind of a shipwreck. I only wished it sailed me home from the cinema sooner.