Elena Valentino

Franco, a young Neopolitan about to leave for military service, promises his fiancee, Maria, to write to her every day. But after two months apart, his comrades meet a general's daughter, and his letters to Maria become increasingly rare.

The younger generation has survived in government safe camps after major cities were submerged and abandoned. During a rebel attack, residents find themselves in a civil war, and are forced to choose a side of the fence.