Luigi Pignatelli

Um jornalista está a preparar uma reportagem sobre juventude extremista e apaixona-se por um jovem radical que teme ser morto por seus companheiros quando ele é incapaz de cometer um assassinato político.

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.