Whilst the whole of Italy has gathered to the televisions to see the World Cup, the lives of two boys are about to change completely.

17-year old Gianni, bullied by his friends for being gay and only supported by his mother Lina, sees his life change, when through a moped accident, he meets 16-year old Nino.

A great friendship is born between them, which will turn into a feeling that the boys will be forced to keep secret, due to the Southern Italian prejudices at the time.

[3] The original title reprises a Franco Battiato song with the same name from his 1979 album L'era del cinghiale bianco.

[7] For this film Fiorello was awarded the Nastro d'Argento for best new director and was nominated for the David di Donatello in the same category.