Boys Cry

A gritty coming-of-age crime drama about two impoverished Roman teenagers whose friendship is tested and corrupted when a fatal accident entangles them with organized crime.

Mirko and Manolo are best friends and live in the suburbs of Rome. They both live in poor conditions with their single parents, are still in school and struggle with occasional odd jobs to make ends meet. Together they share dreams of women, of sex and money, of a better life to come. Then, after killing a man in a hit-and-run one night, they get involved with the local mafia and their lives change dramatically.