In a family in a small community of fishermen, a woman fights while recovering her childhood’s memories. A struggle for self-determination, for breaking the chains society placed on her and finally becoming the first Fishergirl in a world of fishermen.

Salento in southern Italy. A small family-run textile factory is forced to close and three generations of women must now struggle to keep the wolf from the door. In order to settle their debts their home is sold. Now that her brother has emigrated, it falls to energetic Adele to find a way out of their crisis.