The Story

Southern Italy, 1943. An on the run Allied prisoner of war – Charlie – comes across Marco, a teenage boy out for revenge. Charlie wants nothing to do with Marco or the other children he’s been saddled with by the local partisans to help him avoid capture. As the German commander ‘Schwarz’ ruthlessly sweeps the valley searching for him, Charlie finds he has to rely on their help to survive until Marco discovers Charlie’s secret, one that could tear their trust apart.