In a small town in northern Italy, a group of twentysomething friends pass the time partying. Scandal erupts when the handsome Gianluca betrays his girlfriend with a married schoolteacher named Maria (Valeria Golino). In a town where everyone knows one another, the pair’s attempt to keep the affair secret is not possible, and their relationship has reverberating effects on the whole group. Director Fausto Paravidino’s debut, which takes part over three Saturdays in the characters’ lives, powerfully depicts the lives of provincial people with larger-than-life dreams.


Written by Fausto Paravidino, Iris Fusetti, Carlo Orlando. Photographed by Gherardo Gossi. With Valeria Golino, Iris Fusetti, Riccardo Scamarcio. 103 min. In Italian with subtitles.