这个年轻的女孩有失眠症。母亲是一位艺术家。这只狗叫马塞尔。小女孩非常爱她的妈妈，但她的妈妈爱马塞尔胜过一切。一个不可预知的事件会让那些爱的圈子重新连接起来吗?

20世纪50年代的意大利，一个充满激情的自由灵魂梦想着爱情、正义和更好的生活。但一段禁忌之恋却可能毁掉这一切。

The protagonist, after years spent in war-torn Syria, decides to return to Italy, to finally put behind his terrible experiences, and regain his life.　　But in order to do so, he will have to pay a very high price.