Synopsis

Lamberto hates playing hide-and-seek. He hates abandoned houses. Yet he's sure his classmates are lurking somewhere. But when he whirls around to try to surprise them, he finds not one of them, but a woman. A woman clutching a gun. This is how Lamberto and Irene know each other. He's a shy and awkward boy who only finds the right answer when he's in his room drawing. She has dedicated her entire life to a cause she holds more important than anything else: the Red Brigades. Lamberto learns about the Red Brigades through the stories his father, a Carabiniere, has told. Irene can be dangerous. Very dangerous. He should report her, he's sure of it. But with each day he spends with her, as they get to know each other, Lamberto discovers he feels stronger and more confident. Irene teaches him that he must always speak his mind, without fear; that he must believe in himself and rebel against those who want to make decisions for him. Lamberto, however, instills in the young woman a doubt that had never surfaced before: was the choice to sacrifice her life to change the world the right one? Was there really no other way to dismantle the system? And could that unconfessed secret really change everything? Lamberto and Irene are different, like their naiveté and disillusionment. But they are more similar than ever. Until the day something happens that neither of them will ever forget. Something that will force them to face harsh reality. Because we don't live by words alone, even if it is words that help us grow and become who we want to be.