▁lifetime ▁employ ment . ▁Dr . ▁Sir oni , ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government , ▁is ▁task ed ▁with ▁down s izing ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁by ▁offering ▁buy outs ▁to ▁target ed ▁government ▁employees ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁res ignation ▁( see ▁construct ive ▁dismiss al ). ▁She ▁takes ▁a ▁special ▁interest ▁in ▁Che cco ▁who ▁eventually ▁becomes ▁the ▁last ▁res il ient ▁hold out ; ▁no ▁matter ▁what ▁hell ish ▁place ▁he ▁is ▁appointed ▁to , ▁he ▁finds ▁ray s ▁of ▁hope ▁and ▁won ' t ▁surrender ▁his ▁public ▁employee ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁final ▁attempt ▁to ▁er ro de ▁his ▁will power , ▁Sir oni ▁appoint s ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁ar ctic ▁research ▁station ▁as ▁a ▁h unter ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁team . ▁Che cco ▁initially ▁wants ▁to ▁res ign , ▁but ▁changes ▁his ▁decision ▁when ▁he ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Val eria , ▁a ▁cow ork er . ▁During ▁vac ation ▁Che cco , ▁vis its ▁Val eria ▁where ▁she ▁lives ▁in ▁Norway ▁and ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁three ▁children . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁introduced ▁to ▁a ▁whole ▁new ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁He ▁becomes ▁en ch anted ▁with ▁the ▁polit eness ▁and ▁the ▁aspects ▁of ▁progress ive , ▁e co - cent ric ▁society . ▁However , ▁he ▁finds ▁Norway ' s ▁winter ▁season ▁de press ing ; ▁he ▁becomes ▁home ▁sick ▁and ▁miss es ▁Italian ▁cu is ine ▁and ▁culture . ▁Che cco ▁and ▁Val eria ▁manage ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Italy . ▁Che cco