Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
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Un film beau et austère comme un opéra, où le poids de la société, de la religion, du climat politique des années de plomb pèse sur les épaules des protagonistes comme le soleil de Rome. Le film a gommé certains aspects historiques de l’affaire Braibanti et transforme la vie du poète en tragédie.