Giada and Carlo have been a couple for many years, both artists. He is a writer looking for a new story to tell, she is a dancer struggling as she directs her first experimental dance show. When Peter Drago comes into their lives, neither can imagine how much everything is about to change. Carlo is fascinated by him, finding in him a new creative inspiration, while Giada is increasingly restless, fearing that her past may come back to surface. But the truth always finds a way to emerge.

The contemporary architecture of Rome are at the heart of the beautifully shot and winsomely appealing Nina, which charts the oddball escapades of a young woman in a depopulated Rome during one hot summer. This heartwarming tale of a lonesome girl who teaches singing and dog-sits during her holidays on the outskirts of Rome. Its striking cinematography evokes Nina's indefinable anxiety. By opening herself up to life she conquers a vision of her future full of imagination and beauty.