Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky tells the tale of Pino Lella, an Italian teen caught in the maelstrom of World War II. After his home is destroyed, he joins an underground group shepherding Jews to safety across the Italian Alps. Forced to enlist in the German army by his parents, he becomes a driver for Hitler’s Italian henchman—passing valuable intelligence to the Allies.

Military historian Geoff Wawro discusses the book—and soon to be motion picture—with author Mark Sullivan and Pino’s son Michael, who sheds personal light on this epic tale of courage, resilience and redemption during one of history’s darkest hours.