Sandra Ceccarelli

A drama film based on the life of Mario Mieli, a leading figure in the Italian gay movement of the 1970s.

After losing his job, a married man succumbs to the temptation of a steamy affair with a wealthy art collector, leading to unexpected consequences.

The murder of a rich entrepreneur forces inspector Monaco, behind a desk after the death of his wife, to go back on the streets. His own daughter Linda is arrested for possessing a gun and suspected for the case. As a policeman and as a father, he decides to take part on the investigation along with Levi, his colleague and friend. It will be a long night of mysteries and revelations.

September 1943: Italy is in chaos after the armistice with the Allied forces. The King and Marshal Badoglio flee, and the army is in disarray. Along Italy's eastern border (in Istria and Dalmatia), Tito's partisans advance with anti-Italian ferocity. In this context, the tragic martyrdom of Norma Cossetto, an Istrian student, barbarously raped and murdered by Tito's partisans, stands out.