If you're a teenager living in Liberal, Kansas, you can have a job "being Dorothy" at Liberal's own Land of Oz Museum. Being Dorothy weaves the lyrical mysticism of the wizard of Oz into the conservative landscape of middle America. Is there no place like home for Dorothy today?
This adventurous feature film is a sequel to Paul Verhoeven's legendary youth series from 1969. In this modern film version - the Middle Ages are more imaginative and larded with anachronistic jokes - the story revolves around Floris (grandson of Rutger Hauer's character from the series), a peace-loving bloke whose father despises him because he refuses to carry on the family tradition of stout-hearted knights defending freedom: Floris is an actor.
Two young film authors, Angelo and Lillo, the former a screenwriter, the latter a director, try in every way to present their works to Mr Piras, a successful producer now converted to television production.