In Nazi-occupied France, the heart of a young nun is torn between God and Love.

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Three well-off young men—former students at Rome’s prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magno—brutally tortured, raped, and murdered two young women in 1975. The event, which came to be known as the Circeo massacre, shocked and captivated the country, exposing the violence and dark underbelly of the upper middle class at a moment when the traditional structures of family and religion were seen as under threat.

Laura, idealistic and passionate about television, and Mario, a rebellious director who dreams of cinema, start out clashing but gradually develop mutual respect and affection. Over twenty years of encounters, successes, and mistakes, their relationship evolves until they discover that love can appear in the most unexpected places—right in the world of Carosello and the TV stories that marked a generation.