We Were Children) is a 2023 Italian neo-noir drama film directed by Marco Martani [it], loosely based on the play Zero by Massimiliano Bruno.

It premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 19 October 2023.

A group of friends are traumatized by a brutal event in their childhood.

Wanting revenge, they return to the site of the event—a small town in Calabria—to face their demons.

[1][2][3] The film was shot in Calabria and Lazio—specifically Latina and Grottaferrata—from late August to October 2022.