Piedmont, mid-1940s. The Italian Civil War rages. Resistance fighter Milton hears rumors of an affair between his former friend, Giorgio, and his unrequited love, Fulvia. Determined to seek answers, he discovers Giorgio has been captured by fascists. Giving chase, his loyalties are tested.

Based on Beppe Fenoglio’s revered account of partisanship, this soulful adaptation brings an impressionist’s eye to the severe realities of conflict. Blurring the line between ideological struggle and the heart’s more irrational belligerence, this searching film traces love in the time of war.