Synopsis

Francesco is a fifteen-year-old from Scampia, Naples, whose future seems already decided: he is expected to become a Camorra member like his older brother. The son of a fugitive, he sees no alternative to a life of crime under the men who control his neighbourhood. But things take an unexpected turn when one of his teachers, concerned about his poor grades and suspicious of the company he keeps, suggests he try training at an unusual judo gym. Many of his peers have already found there an alternative to a future that once seemed written for them.