At his first illegal rave, nineteen-year-old Valerio follows two older friends into a night of excess and abandon. As the night unravels, his longing for approval draws him into a darkness he can no longer escape.

Three Roman teenagers try to make their mark on the world: Brenda is pregnant; Ale has just turned 19 and is about to become a father; Kevin fills the city with his name. Always connected, they buzz between the coastal countryside and the Eternal City, trying to resist each in his own way the inexorable advance of time and heat.