Synopsis

Italy, 1328. Verona has won its war with Padua, but lost itswar with the stars. The young prodigy Cesco now turns his troubled brillianceto darker purposes, embracing a riotous life and challenging not only the lordof Verona and the Church, but the stars themselves. Trying desperately tosalvage what’s left of his spirit, for once Pietro di Dante welcomes the plotsand intrigues of the Veronese court, hoping they will shake the young man outof his torpor. But when the first body falls, it becomes clear that this newgame is deadly, one that will doom them all.