Anteros Marra

Five boys live their lives hiding behind a mask of hatred and violence. Behind this facade, however, lies a great fragility crushed by the burden of always having to appear big and strong. The main character, Edo, however, has different origins and dreams from the rest of his group, and this begins to make him doubt his life choices. In fact, he himself will be the fuse that will bring down the big castle that he, along with his friends, have built. A journey into male identity animated by a deep and penetrating reflection on the hidden fragility of the individual, who dams up his own anxieties with a mask of masculinity and superiority.

Tommy returns home. It has been a long time since he was last there, and it no longer feels like home. His mother has just died, and for him it is a place of war, haunted by ghosts and the presence of a little girl he has always run away from: his daughter.

Miriam is the 17-year-old daughter of Egyptian parents. She lives with her mother and her sisters in Milan and like them, she has a small cross tattooed on her wrist, the identifying sign of the Orthodox Coptic community. For Miriam, that cross is becoming heavier and heavier, like her responsibili- ties with the family, from which she tries to escape seeking a foothold in her group of friends.