Two brothers and an entire generation almost destroyed by their hopes and dreams.
Everything about Fantignole is too small for Mirko, from its windy roads to its little brick houses. Even his bedroom suffocates him. Mirko feels he was born for something different, something great. He radiates this feeling to everyone around him through his smile, his cheerfulness, and his zest for life. He was born with a need to be seen and simply requires the chance to prove it. On the other hand, his obedient brother Pietro loves everything that Mirko hates about the little town. He works in the fields during the day and helps in his father’s workshop at night. He is the golden son.
While Pietro studies the soil he tills, Mirko gazes towards the sun, dreaming of glory. But if you stare too long at the sun, you risk going blind. In his obsessive pursuit of fame, Mirko may cause his own ambitious hopes to collide with Pietro’s pragmatic reality.
Dreaming big can break even the toughest in a small town.
