A film in four episodes, each one describing a special love story in today’s Italy.

Marco Parisi have worked in a small Turin factory for thirty years. The bankruptcy trustee gives him a year to seek investors keeping the company alive. At the end of the year, it is Marco himself who decides to take over.

The narrative follows a former gangster who, in an attempt to escape his tumultuous past, seeks refuge in a new village. Upon his arrival, he adopts the guise of a priest. In this newfound role, he becomes a central figure within the community, significantly influencing the lives of its inhabitants.

Having escaped the roundup of the Rome ghetto, Ester, a 40-year-old Jewish woman, is sent to the Fossoli camp where she befriends Ada. Having avoided the transport to Auschwitz, Ester is left with one last, difficult mission: to save the child she has discovered she is expecting.