A middle-aged man dissatisfied with the present state of things finds himself in a parallel universe where all technology is stuck in the 1990s.

In Rome it hasn’t rained for three years and the lack of water is overturning rules and habits. Through the city dying of thirst and prohibitions moves a chorus of people, young and old, marginalised and successful, victims and profiteers. Their lives are linked in a single design, while each seeks his or her deliverance.

March 8th, 1972. Maria Silvia Spolato is the first woman to come out as a lesbian in Italy publicly. This act of courage will turn her life upside down.

Antonio, known as the Chameleon, and Teresa Lupi: the first has just been released from prison, after ten long years. She is a young police commissioner. They are two tormented figures: Antonio leaves prison with one fixed thought: to avenge the murder of his family, which he witnessed as a child. Teresa, on the other hand, seems unable to live her life in harmony: her personal relationships are superficial and the only thing that seems to satisfy her is work. The lives of these two characters are soon linked by the common fight against the infamous Don Ferdinando, a ruthless boss who controls the city.

A famous TV host, who grew up without parents and with a painful past, sees his brilliant career and power called into question during a train journey from Rome to Milan.