In 1914, with Italy on the cusp of joining World War I, a group of foreign artists establishes a commune on the rural island of Capri, catching the attention of young Lucia, a local illiterate shepherdess who soon falls under their spell.

After being fired, Marcella, a gentle hearted mother going through separation, buys a tow truck; she gets trapped deeper and deeper in a cynical and aggressive world until a terrible opportunity shines in front of her.

Carla's life, originally from Friuli and adopted from Milan, is turned upside down by the news that his father, at home, is about to die. Waiting for her is her sister Anna, who cannot accept the imminent death of her parent and drowns her loneliness in alcohol. A misfortune that cannot be postponed thus leads the two sisters to rebuild a relationship lost years before, when carla left Friuli to pursue her dreams away from home.