New anti-gay laws have just been approved in Russia. After a competition in St. Petersburg, Italian swimmer Massimo meets a Russian of his own age, Vladimir, working as an interpreter for the delegation of which Massimo is a member. The two men fall in love, but they will have to face the cultural barriers between them, as well as old and new macho stereotypes.

• The Open Reel
• Enzimistudio
• Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco
• Daniel De Rossi
• Walter Lo Piccolo
• Enrico Nasi