
"A story of civilized disobedience"
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Lady Hester Random

Arabella

Mary Wallace

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Luca
Luca (Child)
British Consul

Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Paolo

Vittorio Fanfanni

Connie Raynor
Benito Mussolini

Maurizio

Major Gibson

First Carabiniere

American Dealer
German Officer

Grandi
