In the not-too-distant future on Italy’s southern coast, the city of Taranto has become a toxic wasteland ruled by warring gangs and surrounded by barbed wire, where best friends Pietro and Cristian dream of escaping their hardscrabble existence for a better life in nearby New Taranto. When charismatic gangster Hothead recruits the boys, he offers them everything they fantasized about: money, family, and a father figure. The friendship begins to splinter, though, as Cristian displays a surprising talent for mayhem and rises through the ranks.
