A rookie who joins the local riot squad faces some tough soul searching in this violent action drama from first-time director Stefano Sollima. With their jaded take on life, battle-hardened riot squad cops Cobra (Pierfrancesco Favino), Negro (Filippo Nigro) and Mazinga (Marco Giallini) dispense their own brand of instant justice wherever its needed - at the football stadium, at street protests, or simple evictions. But when new recruit Adriano (Domenico Diele) joins their ranks and witnesses the violence at first hand, he soon begins to have doubts about whether he's made the right choice.