Synopsis
Towards the end of 1944 in the hinterland of Bologna three fascists of the Republic of Salò, two soldiers of the Republican National Guard (L. Capolicchio, J. Steiner) and an auxiliary (M. Méril), took possession of a charcoal bus and they kill all passengers one by one, including Athos (L. Bonicalzi), student on his last day of school before Christmas.