Michele and his best friend Giacomo, two marginalized high school students, find themselves to a high school house party. Here, Michele gives in to his desire to finally get out of his shell, relying on the most popular boy of the school, Riccardo, to help him. Riccardo will present Michele with several challenges, first to drug the entire party, then to betray his friend, exposing his homosexuality. All this to prove his worth and gain a mysterious "prize", which will mark the final step in his descent into oblivion.

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.