Blue waves crash onto white sandy beaches. Villas perch magnificently on the hillside. Children ride their bikes between military tanks. Director Luca Guadagnino of dreamy Call Me by Your Name offers these scenic snippets in the advertisement for his new film. We Are Who We Are follows a pair of friends as they navigate their teenage years and a time of self exploration.

But what makes the film particularly intriguing is the setting of the story on an American military base in Italy. The movie will not only give us an inside look into the growing pains of teens living amongst US service members abroad, but will introduce viewers to facets particular to the military community: American influence and impact on the international stage, multiculturalism and diversity, globalization. The base is as much a protagonist as the characters themselves.