Leonardo Della Bianca

The tormented life of Dante Alighieri, from solitary childhood to death in exile, seen through Giovanni Boccaccio’s journey to rehabilitate his memory.

Après la mort du Pape, le conclave se réunit afin d’élire son successeur. Plusieurs votes sont nécessaires avant que ne s’élève la fumée blanche. Enfin, un cardinal est élu! Mais les fidèles massés sur la place Saint-Pierre attendent en vain l’apparition au balcon du nouveau souverain pontife. Ce dernier ne semble pas prêt à supporter le poids d’une telle responsabilité. Angoisse? Dépression? Peur de ne pas se sentir à la hauteur? Le monde entier est bientôt en proie à l’inquiétude tandis qu’au Vatican, on cherche des solutions pour surmonter la crise…

Chiara, a successful lawyer in a studio in Rome, is forced to return to her hometown for the sudden disappearance of her sister Elena, who lives there with her three children. Subsequently a body is found in a ravine and it is hypothesized that it could be that of Elena, who died suicidal. Meanwhile, his mother Antonia, who suffers from a form of dementia, thinks her daughter is still alive.