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The narrative centers on Luca, a young man played by Karl Zinny, who is suffocating under the rigid expectations of his bourgeois family and the collapsing fascist regime. His rebellion is not loud or violent; instead, it is a quiet, internal withdrawal—a physical and spiritual disobedience. This state of malaise is challenged and transformed through his encounters with two women: a nun, played by Teresa Ann Savoy, and his father’s mistress, portrayed by the legendary Stefania Sandrelli.