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There is something really quite touching about this short drama. It all starts when "Emiliano" (Eliseo Porcu) moves into his new home. He is a shy lad and being too nervous to join in the games with the other kids he watches from his window. Eventually, he ventures out on his bike then starts to get involved in their football but what he really wants is to be spotted by "Flavia" (Maria Grazia Pinto). Whether she has noticed him or not at the start is uncertain, but after a few days it becomes clear that she is definitely giving him a bit of a wide berth. Things come to an head when they go back to school and he has to find somewhere to sit... Porcu is a natural here. His character has a nervousness and innocence that he delivers engagingly, especially when he shares scenes with the equally effective Grazia. This is a charming depiction of (very) young love that even those of us with the hardest of hearts will want to raise the odd smile to, and these two youngsters offer us something as mischievous as it is amiable to watch.