A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

安娜是一名五十岁的女性，有一个十三岁的儿子瓦莱里奥。她为了逃避暴力的丈夫，带着儿子从罗马逃离。她们到达都灵后，住在她的朋友、剧院演员卡拉家里。对于瓦莱里奥来说，离开城市、朋友，甚至是父亲的创伤非常大。母亲整天忙于工作，瓦莱里奥感到非常孤独。他在公园偶然遇到了一位东欧的年轻妓女拉丽莎，之前她在他摔倒后帮助了他。尽管隐约知道她的工作，瓦莱里奥还是在漫长的独处时光中和拉丽莎成为了朋友。拉丽莎把瓦莱里奥看作多年未见的弟弟。然而，瓦莱里奥感到悲伤和不安，开始憎恨母亲把他从原来的生活中带走。随着时间的推移，在一位前球员、现为餐馆老板的帮助下，瓦莱里奥结识了新朋友，一起踢足球。同时，安娜也意识到，也许和朋友卡拉一起，以这样一个扩展的家庭生活，可能是重新开始的方式。

Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?