What is it like to live under a military regime and who is brave enough to resist it? Walter Salles shows in this story based om true events.
Iranian lawyer Iman is promoted to investigating judge. A nice step forward, he thinks, but the reality turns out to be very different.
When in 1944 the deserted soldier Pietro arrives in the mountain village of Vermiglio, many things change. Especially for teacher Cesare and his eldest daughter Lucia, who falls in love with Pietro.