Italy, 1932 -- Mussolini's Italy is growing from strength to strength, but at wh
at cost? One bright autumn morning, architect Isabella Berotti sits at a cafe in
the vibrant centre of Bellina, when a woman she's never met asks her to watch h
er ten-year-old daughter, just for a moment. Reluctantly, Isabella agrees -- and
then watches in horror as the woman climbs to the top of the town's clock tower
and steps over the edge. This tragic encounter draws vivid memories to the surf
ace, forcing Isabella to probe deeper into the secrets of her own past as she tr
ies to protect the young girl from the authorities.
