Fatema, an Indian Muslim teenager living in a hilly Italian town, is in a clandestine relationship with her white Italian boyfriend. She spends her summer with her friends, sunbathing by the waters, in honeycomb reverie. When a burqa-clad Muslim teenager moves into town with her immigrant family, Fatema begins to follow the newcomer around, an attraction that catalyzes tentative questioning about her identity.

Joshua, a 20-something years old unemployed artist who's getting evicted, meets up with Gabriele, a boy who's new to the city and is apartment hunting. The two form a bond as Gabriele decides to move in after Joshua moves out, but expectations and unreadiness get in the way of a sparking romance.