The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The young men commit petty crimes all day begin with arms theft, and culminating with a night with three streetwalkers. After their pleasure, the boys try to cheat the hookers, but they ladies are smarter than that and have stolen their cash ahead of time. The punks then return to the city for more crimes. Exploits include the harassment of three homosexuals, and attempts to seduce some women
像是《卡比利亚之夜》和《夜》,战后青年族的萧条精神危机。三个年轻人带三个妓女混淆视听,实际上贩卖军火,不想所得被妓女偷走。他们想要偷一辆豪车,不想被车主富二代三人组发现,六人不打不相识,开启了一夜呼啸之旅。底层青年和中产阶级,在战后的巨大精神空洞中,我分你我,不过也可能意大利人向来如此。莫罗·鲍罗尼尼59年的此片,显然已经错过了新现实主义膨胀的黄金年代。所以更贴近59年东方大岛渚的名作《爱与希望之街》,并不刻画战争的直接伤害,而转而刻画那一批在战争中经历了童年,而又在战后长大成人的一代。对于他们来说,并没有对于战争明确的意义和政治性思辨,有的只是恍惚间成年面对战后社会的不知所措。日本有太阳族,而此片编剧则是意大利的太阳族——帕索里尼。风流过后,剩下的钱就让它随风飘去,而最后一镜,懒树叶中的纸币,正是开头出片名时那个不知所云的背景。