Gianlorenzo Grassi

Tired of their lives, two lovers take refuge in a perpetual role-playing game, through which they explore other identities and new versions of their relationship.

In the '80s, a teenage nerd notices sinister parallels between the story of his favorite comic book and the real life horrors befalling the small town where he lives. He and a few friends seek to investigate.

The story focuses on the concerns and expectations of Sara, a young Neapolitan orphan who lives with her grandparents. But when they die, she is forced, against her will, to leave the home where she has always lived. With the help of her two cousins, Alessio and Federica, she manages to overcome her grief.

The documentary, made by the students of RUFA documentary course, followed Alice Pasquini for many months, resuming her pictorial interventions, interviewing friends and family, collecting archival material and participating in meetings for the realization of the book. The flow of images is a sort of specific itinerary that Alice Pasquini takes when she decides to give form and substance to what her mind imagines.