During the 20 months before Italy's liberation from Fascism, a group of university students trade empty rhetoric for action by joining the Partisans into the mountains of Nazi-occupied northern Italy. There, group leader Gigi falls in love with his best friend's girl. As the Resistance struggle continues, some of the "little teachers" are killed, and the brutal reality of war leaves its mark on their youthful idealism.
| Directing | Daniele Luchetti | Director |
| Production | Rita Rusić | Producer |
| Sound | Dario Lucantoni | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Domenico Starnone | Screenplay |
| Writing | Domenico Starnone | Story |
| Writing | Sandro Petraglia | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sandro Petraglia | Story |
| Writing | Stefano Rulli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stefano Rulli | Story |
| Writing | Daniele Luchetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daniele Luchetti | Story |
| Directing | Serena Canevari | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Franco Bruni | Camera Operator |
| Art | Giancarlo Basili | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Rita Barbera | Costume Design |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Production | Stefano Spadoni | Production Manager |
| Editing | Patrizio Marone | Editor |
| Production | Lucio Trentini | Line Producer |
| Production | Ljerka Rusić | Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Luigi Meneghello | Book |
