June1982,Sicily.WhileItaliansdreamofwinningtheWorldCup,twoadolescentsdreamoflivingtheirlovestorywithoutfear.Gianni17,isbulliedbecauseofhishomosexualitybuthislifechangeswhenhemeetsbyaccidentNino16,acaptivatingandinnocentboy.Theprofoundfriendshiptheydevelopwillwithoutembarrassmentturnintolove,astheystartworkingtogetherforNino’sfather,shootingfireworks.Whentheirbondisdiscoveredbytheirfamilies,theconsequencesareasviolentasthetimesandmoresareconservative.Thetwoteenagersareseparatedbyforcebutreadytochallengeeverythingandeveryone,convincedtheirlovecandefeatdeath.
