Alessandra Salvoldi

Syria, a sixteen-year-old girl, finds refuge from the war in a country house together with Vladimir, Denise, and ten other children. Her nights are troubled by a recurring dream that will soon turn into tragic reality.

Milan, 2026. The day of Sara’s thirtieth birthday has arrived, and she has decided to spend it with her best friend Lea—partly to celebrate, but above all to confess that she will soon be leaving. Sara doesn’t know that Lea has already found out, and has even come up with a plan to make her stay—a kind of gift that begins with the pursuit of a strange van bearing the word: “Freeze.”

The peace of a small town is going to be upset. Through a series of coincidences, acts of violence and corruption, unexpected truths will be revealed and the lives of nine people become intertwined thanks to sudden and stunning changes.