
InVenicebetweenthegondolas,canalsandpalaces,touristspourinasresidentsheadout.Localpopulationhasfallentofewerthan50,000inhabitants,lessthanthedailytouristvisits.However,nexttothehistoricalcentre,there’sahiddenandsilentlagoonsurroundedbysmallinvisiblevillages.Aparallelworldwhereresidentsresist,livingauniquelife,justinfrontofVenice.It’sherethatyoungguysbumpintolittleboatsrunningatfullspeedwiththeirbowsrisingupintothesky.Theycallthem“Barchini”—small,colourful,fastwithsouped-upengines,drivenbyVenetianteenagersasifthesemotorboatsweremotorbikes.Theytakecareoftheboat’saestheticandaccessories,theymakethemfancythroughHi-Fi,colouredLEDs,andlightdecorations,theyworkhardtopimptheengineorthestereosystem.Thecoolerandmoreequippedwithoptionstheboatis,thecooleristheguy.Andattheendoftheday,aftertheusualpartyonadesertedisland,heretheyare,challengingeachotherindangerousillegalracestowingirls’hearts.Withoutlightstoavoidthepolice,pointingtheirbowsandwildlyheadingtowardstheSerenissima.Daniele,Luca,Alberto—ourmaincharacters—willdriveusintotheirsummermadebydreamsandnightmaresofagenerationrunningatfullspeed.