During the 20 months before Italy's liberation from Fascism, a group of university students trade empty rhetoric for action by joining the Partisans into the mountains of Nazi-occupied northern Italy. There, group leader Gigi falls in love with his best friend's girl. As the Resistance struggle continues, some of the "little teachers" are killed, and the brutal reality of war leaves its mark on their youthful idealism.
Stefano Accorsi
Gigi
Stefania Montorsi
Simonetta
Giorgio Pasotti
Enrico
Diego Gianesini
Lelio
Filippo Sandon
Bene
Manuel Donato
Nello
Marco Piras
Dante
Marco Paolini
Toni
Massimo Santelia
Marietto
During the 20 months before Italy's liberation from Fascism, a group of university students trade empty rhetoric for action by joining the Partisans into the mountains of Nazi-occupied northern Italy. There, group leader Gigi falls in love with his best friend's girl. As the Resistance struggle continues, some of the "little teachers" are killed, and the brutal reality of war leaves its mark on their youthful idealism.
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