La Disubbidienza -1981- Imdb

The story centers on (played by Karl Zinny ), a fourteen-year-old boy living in Northern Italy under fascist rule. In an act of defiance against his wealthy, pro-fascist parents, Luca joins the partisans. However, the post-war reality fails to live up to his heroic ideals. Disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the upper class—who seem to adapt seamlessly to the new American occupation—Luca descends into a deep depression and decides to let himself die.

As the Allied bombs begin to fall in the distance and the old world literally crumbles, Luca faces a final choice. Through a feverish physical and emotional awakening with Elena, he realizes that "disobedience" doesn't have to mean death. He discovers that the ultimate act of rebellion against a dying world isn't to fade away, but to find the will to exist on his own terms. La Disubbidienza -1981- Imdb

He emerges from his sickbed not as a compliant son, but as a man who has traded his nihilism for a messy, uncertain, but vibrant future. for Luca, or shall we look into the historical context of the 1944 setting? The story centers on (played by Karl Zinny

Set in Northern Italy during the twilight of the Fascist Republic of Salò, the film follows 14-year-old Luca Manzi Disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the upper class—who

(Stefania Sandrelli), a nurse who cares for him and eventually becomes his lover, helping him find a reason to live through his "disobedience" to social norms. La disubbidienza (1981) - IMDb