The protagonist is (played by Stefania Sandrelli in a gender-bending casting choice? No — corrected: Luca is a teenage boy, played by Stefano Colagrande ). At 16, Luca is caught between the fascist regime his father supports and the growing anti-fascist resistance. The title "disobedience" refers to his internal rebellion: disobeying his father’s authority, the political status quo, and his own sexual and emotional awakening.