The owner of a dilapidated B&B has an idea: in order to dodge bankruptcy, he has to turn his business into a place of worship—a tax-free activity, where he'll host pilgrims in exchange for a generous donation. He joins forces with an unscrupulous accountant and a failed novelist to come up with his new religion.

Lauro is a shy and awkward young photographer. He has a secret in his past that has affected his entire life, but he only knows the consequences and cannot identify the cause. However, an irresistible instinct leads him to search for his possible lost brother, the son of a relationship his father may have had with a neighbor. The woman, Margherita, has become a famous painter, and with the excuse of photographing her, Lauro travels to Zafferano, a small Sicilian village. What he discovers will be much more complex than he had imagined.

Set in a tiny seaside town, Fabio Mollo’s feature debut is a quietly evocative drama about a family’s attempts to cope with the loss of their son, and the impact of his absence on his teenaged sister Grazia.