1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.
disillusionment
revolutionary
political intrigue
group of friends
revisionist history
betrayal by friend
italian history
historical drama
19th century
spanning generations
garibaldi
growing apart
1860s
1800s
risorgimento
italian unification
rai
rai cinema