DARIO follows Dario, a mute orphan, as he and his brother Jack find community in a forested, utopian orphan commune. Dario is friendly to nobody but Jack, and has become an other in the world. When Dario gets caught stealing, Jack and Dario escape into the forest where they come across a commune, “the home,” an utopian village of other orphaned children. For the first time, the boys find community and while Jack wholeheartedly accepts the commune and the other children, Dario is much more hesitant to do so. It is only through situations wrought from the outcomes of community, as well as the constant threat of police and child protection services, that Dario finds his own voice, both figuratively and literally.