During the 20 months before Italy's liberation from Fascism, a group of university students trade empty rhetoric for action by joining the Partisans into the mountains of Nazi-occupied northern Italy. There, group leader Gigi falls in love with his best friend's girl. As the Resistance struggle continues, some of the "little teachers" are killed, and the brutal reality of war leaves its mark on their youthful idealism.
Stefano Accorsi
as Gigi
Stefania Montorsi
as Simonetta
Giorgio Pasotti
as Enrico
Diego Gianesini
as Lelio
Filippo Sandon
as Bene
Manuel Donato
as Nello
Marco Piras
as Dante
Marco Paolini
as Toni
Massimo Santelia
as Marietto
Stefano Scandaletti
as Rodino
Martin Glade
as Giovane tedesco
Pierpaolo Sovran
as Finco
