The writer Marco Albino Ferrari traces the salient moments from the life of the mountaineer Ettore Castiglioni (1908-1944), who, in the aftermath of 8 September 1943, led a group of former soldiers in the mountains of the Aosta Valley and worked to bring refugees and Jews fleeing the war on the Swiss border. Marco Albino Ferrari collects unpublished documents and testimonies by delving into the mystery of his death.

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