When Gennaro’s family leaves their home town in Sicily to flee the orders of a Mafia boss, his 17 year old son Mattia is forced to change his life. After moving to Tropea in Calabria, his meeting with Sara, a poised girl from the local area, transforms both their lives into a contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet. The town of Tropea, in the province of Vibo Valentia, and its historical centre offer the perfect setting for what the director himself defines a civil war.
When Gennaro’s family leaves their home town in Sicily to flee the orders of a Mafia boss, his 17 year old son Mattia is forced to change his life. After moving to Tropea in Calabria, his meeting with Sara, a poised girl from the local area, transforms both their lives into a contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet. The town of Tropea, in the province of Vibo Valentia, and its historical centre offer the perfect setting for what the director himself defines a civil war.
Assonoré Calabria Film
A family from Palermo is forced to flee Sicily and hide in Tropea when Gennaro, the head of the family, is forced by his protector, the boss, to kill a man. His son Mattia meets and falls in love with Sara, who will become a catalyst for change.
