La Storia - Season 1

Rome, 1940. The single mother Ida Ramundo is Jewish, but keeps it hidden for fear of being deported. In January 1941, her life is turned upside down. A German soldier rapes her. Ida is tormented and ashamed. She discovers that she is pregnant and one day gives birth to an infant with beautiful blue eyes. (imdb)

Nino immediately loves his baby brother Useppe but later abandons his family to join the army as a fascist volunteer. His mother Ida is left alone with Useppe as war disrupts their lives. (imdb)

Ida flees after losing everything. She meets Cucchiarelli, a communist craftsman. Her son Useppe sees it as an adventure and bonds with him. Nino returns as a resistance fighter and recruits Cucchiarelli. (imdb)

Nino picks up Useppe and takes him to the freedom fighters' base. Here the little boy witnesses a harsh battle between the partisans and the German invasion force. At the same time, the situation in Pietralata has become dangerous. The Germans behave increasingly aggressively against the Italians, whom they consider traitors. (imdb)

During Nazi occupation of Rome, Ida and Useppe rent a room in Testaccio. As the city starves, Ida searches for food. One night, the city erupts with shouts of freedom as the Germans flee. (imdb)

Nino returns. He runs a smuggling operation between Naples and Rome. Ida starts teaching again. She hopes to get her life with her two children back again. For a while, Nino also moves in together with Ida and Useppe. (imdb)

Useppe has epilepsy. Ida often has to take him to the doctor. At the same time, he has become rebellious and rebels against the kindergarten's rules. However, this is not Ida's biggest problem, because she is soon struck by a tragedy. (imdb)

Useppe tries to escape after the tragedy. Together with Bella, he makes it all the way down to the river. He becomes friends with the 12-year-old Scimò, who has escaped from the educational institution. The war is over, but everything has turned into ruins - including emotional ruins. (imdb)