Santiago, Italia

The Italian embassy in Santiago transforms from a diplomatic outpost into a clandestine escape route. Following Pinochet's brutal 1973 coup, the city descends into a nightmare of persecution. Within the embassy's walls, the ambassador and his small team make a fateful decision, defying protocol to shelter hundreds of desperate Chileans hunted by the new regime. They forge documents, hide refugees in every corner, and negotiate passage under the watchful eyes of armed soldiers. This is a tense, day-by-day account of ordinary civil servants who became unlikely heroes, orchestrating a mass exodus to save lives while balancing on a diplomatic tightrope.