Today, Claudio "Bocia" Galimberti is coxswain of a fishing boat in the Adriatic Sea. But for all the rest of his life Claudio has been a member of the hard-core supporters of Bergamo’s Atalanta B.C. - one of the most respected and feared groups in the scene of international football fans. A full time engagement that he has lived with absolute dedication, and which has led him to be the undisputed leader of the “Curva Nord” since 2000.
The film traces the last two decades of his life, a time during which Italian society has undergone a frenzied and deep evolution. It begins with the violent confrontations with police in the ‘90s and then documents the maelstrom of repression that led to many trials and his exile from Bergamo. The film also describes the process through which soccer, from a people’s game, has been turned into a global business, an Orwellian entertainment to be watched on TV – with the stands finally emptied by the Covid pandemic. It’s the story of a relentlessly rebel's life, with unwavering ethics, dedicated to a cause: the hope to be the grain of sand that stops the engine.