A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[Mamas & The Papas' "Dedicated to the One I Love" playing]
♪ While I'm far away from you, my baby ♪
♪ I know it's hard for you, my baby ♪
♪ Because it's hard for me, my baby ♪
♪ And the darkest hour Is just before dawn ♪
♪ Each night before you go to bed My baby ♪
♪ Whisper a little prayer for me My baby ♪
♪ And tell all the stars above ♪
♪ This is dedicated to the one I love ♪
♪ Love can never be ♪
♪ Exactly like we want it to be ♪
♪ I could be satisfied ♪
♪ Knowing you love me ♪
♪ And there's one thing I want you to do ♪
♪ Especially for me ♪
♪ And it's something That everybody needs ♪
♪ While I'm far away from you, my baby ♪
[Chiara] Good morning.
Come on, get a move on, it's late!
Chia?
Does it suit me?
What are you doing, going through my pockets?
- Whose is it? - Come on.
Huh?
Whose is it?
- Come on, get off! - What, don't you want to kiss me?
Come on, Chiara!
- Hey! Come on, take that crap off! - What, no more kisses?
Are you angry?
[knocking on door]
- [Arturo] Chiara? - One second, Dad!
- [Arturo] Can I come in? - I'm getting dressed.
- [Arturo] I'm coming in! - One second!
- Here I come! Trick or treat? - Dad, please!
Hello.
I don't know what to say.
YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE. LEAVE CHIARA ALONE.
Alberto?
I need to talk to you.
Go ahead.
I've got a problem with Ludovica Storti.
Hmm.
What kind of problem?
I'm not sure how to deal with her.
I don't know... I don't want to do the wrong thing, understand?
Ludovica's a bit of a special case.
I don't understand why you didn't tell me earlier.
You're right.
It was the only way to help him.
Besides, you don't always tell me everything.
Listen, if you want to do everything by yourself, then suit yourself.
This changes nothing for us, don't you see?
The guy from the other night gave me two tickets for a spa downtown.
How about going this afternoon, so we can relax a bit?
Come on!
- Hey, are you listening? - No.
Ludo, please!
I swear, I don't get you. You've got the perfect relationship
with the guy you wanted, and you're doing everything you can to ruin it!
I did it for him, okay?
What's up with her?
Nothing.
Look here, guess who I brought you!
- Hey, keep your hands to yourself! - So, America, what's it like?
It's so American.
[Virginia] Come on, stay calm, you guys.
I'LL COME BY LATER. I'VE RUN OUT OF SWEETS.
You came back and you didn't let me know? Well?
It was a last-minute decision, sorry.
You know, I saw all your stories. You've no idea how jealous I was.
You've no idea how jealous I was of you having coffee!
- What, coffee from the vending machine? - Even that.
So?
So, what?
Why did you come back?
You were not comfortable?
Well, not a lot.
Well, you're here now. We're all here. Your friends.
Which friends?
[school bell ringing]
Us, Cami.
Anyway, I've got news for you.
You've got a boyfriend?
Yes. How did you know?
Everyone knows.
Oh, really? Um... His name is...
Alessandro.
His name is Alessandro. Um... I don't know...
I thought, if you want, maybe we could go out
for a drink some evening, so I can introduce you two.
Of course.
[Monica] Do it properly.
Brando, stop it. Do you want to show everyone
how good you are at push-ups again?
Did you fuck the teacher, too?
No! I don't believe it, you're a legend.
Hey, quiet, shut up.
Did you make a video, at least?
So you could watch it and wank to it?
[crying]
- [girl] Goodbye, miss. - Bye.
Hey. What's wrong?
Nothing.
Virginia, what's wrong?
It's Niccolò, I think he's cheating on me.
Why do you think that?
I just know.
Come on, don't cry.
I don't know what to do, Monica.
A beautiful girl like you...
No.
Why do you care about him?
If he leaves me, I'll kill myself.
Don't say that, not even as a joke.
(WHAT HORRIBLE SKIN:) AN AFTERNOON AT THE SPA?
Are you texting your boyfriend?
Don't start.
It's the first time you've introduced us to someone.
Technically speaking, [clearing throat] she didn't introduce us to anyone.
All right, I know, I should have told you first.
It could have been worse.
Mum!
[cell phone beeps]
YOU'RE A BITCH. I'M OUTSIDE.
YOU'RE A LIFESAVER, I'M COMING.
[Arturo] Did I at least scare him a bit, or not?
I hope he understands not to mess about with my little girl?
Or next time I'll dress up like a clown. Then we'll see how Daniele runs.
- Damiano! - Bye, dear.
If he doesn't want to see me anymore, I'll know who to thank.
Don't mention it, honey.
Sorry, honey, but this Damiano, wasn't he Camilla's boyfriend?
Fine, it's none of my business,
but you know that your father and I are looking for investors for the project...
If they find out I'm seeing him, they won't invest?
No, that's not what I meant, it's just that it's important for us
to maintain good relations with everyone. Very important.
Don't worry.
I won't ruin your relations with Camilla's parents.
Listen, your father and I got you these.
I'm sure you already know how to use them.
The last thing we need is you getting pregnant.
[coughing]
[The Notwist's "Consequence" playing]
WILL I SEE YOU THIS EVENING?
ARE YOU SEEING THESE MESSAGES AND NOT ANSWERING?
♪ Never ♪
♪ I'm not in this movie ♪
♪ I'm not in this song ♪
♪ Never ♪
♪ Leave me paralyzed, love ♪
♪ Leave me hypnotized, love ♪
LUDOVICA STORTI 5B
♪ You're the movement and the spin ♪
♪ Never ♪
♪ Could it stay with me The whole day long ♪
DO YOU WANT TO GO FOR DINNER TONIGHT?
(YES:)
♪ Fail with consequence ♪
♪ Lose with eloquence ♪
♪ And smile ♪
♪ You're not in this movie ♪
♪ You're not in this song ♪
♪ Never ♪
♪ Leave me paralyzed, love ♪
♪ Leave me hypnotized, love ♪
[Brando] No, I can't believe I smoked a joint in the principal's house.
- [cell phone buzzing] - Sorry.
Hi.
No, you're not disturbing me, don't worry.
Nothing much, I was studying.
Mm-hm.
No. No, I don't know.
Sure, but what's that got to do with anything, Ale?
Ale, can we talk later?
Uh-huh.
Okay. Me, too. Bye.
Sorry.
Okay, I'm gonna go.
CAN WE MEET?
Who's this?
He looks important.
A politician.
Answer him.
Thank you.
Nice!
The food's good, too, you'll see.
Hello. I booked a table for two. Name Younes.
[waiter] Younes.
Sorry, but I can't find it.
How's that possible? I called earlier.
There must've been a mistake.
Well, then if we can have another table. For two.
No, I'm very sorry, but unfortunately we're full.
Fine, but I booked...
[Chiara] It's not your fault, we can go somewhere else.
You know what, wait here a second.
Excuse me, can I talk to the owner for a minute?
[manager] What seems to be the problem?
[Chiara] There's been a problem with our booking.
[inaudible dialogue]
Come on.
Congratulations on the place, wonderful place!
[manager] Thank you.
Can you tell me what's wrong?
You haven't said one word.
I don't know, it's just sometimes the way you act...
Even this morning with the lipstick.
You're strange.
You've got another girl's lipstick and I'm the strange one?
So, it bothers you? Didn't seem that way to me.
Of course it bothers me.
It's just that I'm not paranoid.
Fine, but I don't like it when you're like this.
That's all.
Like what?
Different.
That's why you didn't say "I love you."
What?
Nothing. Shall we ask for the bill?
- Good morning, professor. - Hello.
[Tommaso] I'm quite happy with the overall level.
Uh... Let's say this time I decided to reward
how you expressed yourselves
than for your knowledge of the texts.
In the hope that you learn how to express
your own personal opinions...
LUDOVICA STORTI 5B 8
...and use your own head.
[Ludovica] Today was a fantastic day.
I got eight.
It hasn't happened since elementary school.
- [Chiara] How did you do that? - I copied.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Anyway, I heard back from the politician.
He wants to see you tonight.
Will I cancel?
- No. Why? - There's the party.
Who gives a shit?
Aren't you coming with me?
No.
Absolutely not.
I hate those parties.
He also said he wants to take you to Marge.
I tried to change venue, but he said no.
You risk running into Fiore.
Accept. Even if I see him, he can't say anything.
Besides, you two are friends now, aren't you?
[chattering]
- Why are you avoiding me? - I'm not. You follow me.
- Yes, you're avoiding me. - I can't do this. Don't you understand?
Why not?
I'm your teacher and I've got a family. I can't date a kid.
So, I'm a kid?
Yes, you're a kid, Niccolò.
Menopause sucks, huh?
[door slams]
Hey, bro.
You okay?
So, you never told me what happened with Monica.
Get off my fucking back!
All right... calm down.
There you are.
- Listen, sorry for yesterday. - It's fine.
- I couldn't sleep all night. - Shut up.
[whispering] You have to shut up. I told you to shut up.
I brought you this.
What the fuck do you want, Fede?
- You laugh! What's so fucking funny? - You're out of your head.
- Leave me alone. - Faggots' toilet is there.
Yeah, he's right.
- The faggots' toilet is down there! - Hey, what's the problem?
Where was he? What's going on?
He was in the wrong toilet.
You were in the wrong toilet!
You were in the men's toilet, weren't you, Fede?
I'll show you where the fuck you should go! Move!
Give it to me.
Give it to me!
Give it, Cami.
Look at the great idea I've had.
Make him pretty, make him pretty. Make him pretty.
Stop moving! Do you like it or not?
What the fuck are you doing?
Mind your own fucking business!
Don't you feel disgust for yourself?
We were just messing about.
Fine, let's go.
Hey, let's go. Come on!
You coming with us, Cami?
I'm sorry.
Did you hear about Fabio?
I saw the video. He said he wanted to be alone.
What are you doing tonight?
Do you want to go to the party together?
I don't know, Chia, maybe.
Look, I tried to warn you...
Thanks for the mark.
Eight has a wonderful shape.
Will you close the door, please?
Worried they'll see us?
Fedeli told me about the video Brando made of you.
What did you say to him?
Ludovica, we all experience difficult moments and bad days,
but that doesn't mean that everything is crap,
or that we have to destroy everything.
Some things can't be fixed.
When an apple falls from the tree,
- it can never be put back. - You must have smoked that apple.
I understand, you don't want to talk about certain things with me. It's boring.
I'm trying to explain to you, that no one will ever give you these years back.
And believe me, the further along in life you go,
the more things become complicated.
- Will you tell me what you said to Fedeli? - Nothing.
I don't want to ruin your life.
Well done.
Because if you ruin mine, you'll be ruining yours as well.
If you're busy, I can come back another time.
No, no.
Give me a hand. Help me to fold these.
Are you kidding?
No.
- You're serious? - Deadly serious.
- So, what's going on? - Nothing.
- You have a face on you. - What face?
You're asking me?
It's nothing. I'm just on edge, that's all.
I have to say, you did a good job with that psycho.
I haven't seen him since.
What about Fiore? How is he?
Fine.
He's not even answering my calls. At the end of the day, I needed the work.
I don't know, maybe when you see him you can have a word?
Why? Sorry, but aren't you better off now?
You've had a falling out with your girlfriend?
I might be good with psychos, but with her I'm clueless.
I mean, sometimes, I have no idea what she's thinking.
I think the other one must still be in the washing machine.
Just leave it there. If I don't find it, I'll throw it out.
Really?
In my wardrobe, there's no room for socks without their soul mates.
Such a Nazi, the poor sock!
- [chuckles] - Mismatched can be cool, too.
Listen, I think you should just try to be close to her, that's all.
Without judging her.
Everyone always wants to tell us how we should live, right? What a drag.
It's normal that at a certain point you withdraw
inside yourself and no one understands you anymore.
I know, but I'm not asking her to change.
Sometimes, it's as if she doesn't care about us.
Tell her.
How? What do I say?
It's nice having someone to care for you.
Don't you ever feel lonely?
I don't know how it works... I mean,
couldn't you have a boyfriend, too?
I don't know. Yes.
But I've already made certain choices.
For me, money's an easier option.
It makes me feel free.
And it even pays the bills for me.
People are complicated and I don't want complications.
Anyway, I won't talk to Fiore for you.
Then you're a bitch.
I'm honest.
No, a bit of a bitch.
A bit.
[Simonetta] I bought some fantastic sweets.
Oh, yes, no need to ask twice.
Don't you want a sweet?
- Not for me. - No, thank you.
Are you going to the school party?
Absolutely not.
It looks like you two are in agreement this evening.
Great.
Hmm.
I hated those kinds of parties, too.
I preferred to stay at home with my parents.
How about you telling us a ghost story?
Actually, I wanted to show Fabio my video game collection.
- You wanna see? - Yes.
Yes, thanks.
[knocking on door] You've got some great video games!
- They're becoming friends. - Mm.
[dance music playing over speakers]
[chattering]
Cami, do you want some vodka?
- Yes! - Go Cami! Yes!
- Go, Cami! - Go!
Oh, down, down, down...
Down, down, down...
Down, down, down... Don't give up.
Down, down, down...
Leave her alone, asshole!
[glass breaks]
Don't you ever mind your own fucking business?
Did you hear, Chiara? Go on, get lost!
- Yes! Come on, more! - That's enough, guys!
[line ringing]
[cell phone buzzing]
Hi!
Hi.
I've changed my mind.
I don't feel like seeing Fiore.
What do you mean?
Sorry, but that guy will already be at Marge!
I suppose so.
Can you cancel it?
Sure, don't worry. I'll deal with it.
How's the party?
As expected. Shit.
Can't you come?
I'm not in the mood.
- Are you sure? - Absolutely.
Okay. Bye.
SORRY, BUT I'VE HAD AN UNEXPECTED PROBLEM
[knocking on door]
Can I come in now?
Haven't you got anything else to do?
Let's go.
Where?
To the party.
I don't want to end up like my dad.
Besides, high school parties only happen once.
Aren't you afraid, after what they did to you?
How do you know about that?
I saw the video.
No, I'm not afraid.
Fuck it, I want to have fun.
You never know, something cool could happen.
Ready?
Yes.
[Altarboy's "Keep It On Your Mind" playing]
♪ Don't touch me Don't kiss me ♪
♪ Keep it on your mind ♪
♪ Don't lick me Don't lock me ♪
♪ Keep this on your mind ♪
♪ Don't hold me Don't teach me ♪
♪ Don't ever try to reach me ♪
♪ Don't leave me Don't love me ♪
♪ Keep this on your mind ♪
This was a dreadful idea.
Let's leave.
No.
You brought me here. You're not running off now.
[NerOne's "Back2Back" playing over speakers]
I'm going to look for Chiara.
I'm going to get something to drink.
Waiting for Desireé?
You don't look like her.
I'm Emma.
Pietro. Nice to meet you.
Desireé couldn't make it, so she called me.
I hope it's not a problem.
Anything but, I think it's my lucky day.
We need to talk.
Not here, you know that.
Bra!
I know it's not easy telling others.
But do you want to hide for the rest of your life?
Maybe you don't understand.
I'm not like you! Get that into your head!
What have you got for me?
[Camilla] Nice costume.
Thank you. Have you seen Chiara?
She left. But it's normal, she used to do the same to me.
First she makes you feel like the most special person in the world,
then she gets bored and moves on.
I'm the one who didn't tell her.
Then you must be soul mates.
No, that's right, she's with Damiano.
Maybe she dumped you for him.
Why don't you go back to America?
- Nobody here missed you. - [Damiano] Is there a problem, Cami?
I was about to kill her.
I noticed.
How the fuck did you go out with her?
I don't know, I must've banged my head.
Have you seen Chiara?
At this stage, I think she's gone.
It's just me and you left at this shitty party.
Unbelievable.
[dance music playing]
I'll go get a room. Wait here.
Do you know who that man is?
He's a politician. If anything goes wrong, they'll shut this place down.
I don't think that's your problem.
Or are you just jealous?
It is my problem if they shut this place down.
And you can't just do as you please, these are Fiore's contacts.
What exactly do you want?
Why are you working as a whore?
Hmm?
I do it for the money, which I need.
But why are you doing it?
I'll tell you why.
You like it, don't you?
You like feeling in control,
that you can do whatever you please.
It makes you feel powerful.
But be careful, this isn't a game.
So, why are you doing it?
I'm doing it for Damiano.
Damiano knows how to look after himself.
[Chiara laughing]
[Chiara] Wait.
- Wait. - [Pietro] Wait for what?
There, okay, now you've seen me.
[Billie Eilish's "When the Party's Over" playing]
♪ Don't you know I'm no good for you? ♪
♪ I've learned to lose you... ♪
[both laughing]
My head's spinning.
Mine, too.
Anyway, you're not as bad as I thought.
Thanks for the night of the accident.
I never said it before.
♪ I could lie, say I like it like that Like it like that ♪
I'm happy you're with Chiara.
You make her happy.
♪ I could lie, say I like it like that Like it like that ♪
♪ But nothing is better sometimes ♪
♪ Once we've both said our goodbyes ♪
♪ Let's just let it go ♪
♪ Let me let you go ♪
♪ Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own ♪
♪ I could lie, say I like it like that Like it like that ♪
[closing theme playing]