When The World Was Young

Italian-Americans Angelo Rosa and Agostino cling to their old ways. Their children agonize over becoming like their parents. But the younger generations struggle between tradition and assimilation is overshadowed as tragedy strikes, one that sends them on colliding and intersecting paths.

In Chicago, in the summer of 1957, Italian immigrants Angela Rosa and Agostino Peccatori are caught between worlds, as they cling to old-country ways in an era of upending change. Angela Rosa must cope with the building tension--exacerbated by Agostino's wandering eye--of raising five U.S.-born children who are struggling to define themselves within a family rooted in old-world tradition. But the events of a single tragic evening are about to bring all of their lives to a sudden, irreversible standstill--as a once resilient family begins to unravel under a crushing burden of guilt. A poignant testament to the power of sacrifice, loyalty, and unconditional love, "When the World Was Young" is a stunning tale of one family's will to survive.