La Storia
Follows a single mother of two sons, who hides her Jewish heritage and fights against poverty and persecution during the end of World War II and post-war Rome.
Cast:Jasmine Trinca , Valerio Mastandrea , Mattia Basciani , Francesco Zenga , Lorenzo Zurzolo , Francesca Antonelli , Elio Germano , Lukas Zumbrock , Asia Argento , Anna Ferruzzo , Giselda Volodi , Romana Maggiora Vergano , Vincenzo Nemolato , Vincenzo Antonucci , Arcangelo Iannace , Rosaria Langellotto , Enzo Casertano , Carmen Pommella
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
Ida's son Nino asks no questions and instantly falls in love with his little brother. But despite that, Nino leaves his family. He is a convinced fascist and joins the army as a volunteer. Ida is alone with her little son, who is nicknamed Useppe. But soon the war turns everyone's lives upside down.
S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3
Ida has lost everything and must flee. During the escape, she meets the craftsman and communist Cucchiarelli. For Useppe, the escape is an adventure and he loves Cucchiarelli. Nino reappears. Now he has become a freedom fighter, and he persuades Cucchiarelli to join the armed struggle.
S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4
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.
S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5
Ida and Useppe find a room to rent in the district of Testaccio. Rome is starving under Nazi occupation. Ida moves through the city with the sole purpose of finding food for Useppe. "We are free!", the whole town suddenly shouts in the middle of the night. The Germans have run away.
S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6
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.
S1.E7 ∙ Episode #1.7
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.
S1.E8 ∙ Episode #1.8
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.
