Remis isn’t called the happiest village in Italy for nothing: sadness is unknown here, and the locals are, almost aggressively, friendly – even to outsiders like Sergio, who has just arrived as a substitute teacher to the remote little town. But from the very first moment, Sergio senses that something uncanny is going on. What is this strange ritual everyone gathers for each week? Sergio uncovers a sinister tradition whose origins are never questioned – and whose price he will soon pay himself.