Dante, a pony express in serious debt, meets Nina, a hostess stuck in Torino for the night.

Italy, 1980s. Three thugs stumble upon a remote, out-of-place hotel: a refuge at the edge of the world. But this isn't just their story. Because at the Bellevue Hotel, other guests exist, breathing or crying behind a door with worn numbers, gestures of love or desperation, whispered voices or screams. In the intertwining of each of these stories, walls dissolve and doors open, revealing the thread that binds the destinies of all the guests.

A young man, Andrea, from the bourgeoisie of Lugano, with power in high finance, falls in love with a beautiful pianist, Antonia. Antonia leaves his fabulous career for the love she feels for him. Soon the beautiful women leads him in a growing state of jealousy which leads to a murderous obsession. The young man tells his passion to an unknown, in an airport while waiting for a flight.

Spain. The Basque Country. Sometime in the 90s. Josu Jon, a young member of a terrorist organization, has suffered an almost complete memory loss after being wounded in a shooting with the Spanish police. As he awaits for his trial, his condition is being treated at the prison hospital. Other inmates belonging to the same organization try to make him remember how brave a "gudari" -a Basque soldier- he is and how he must go back to the armed fight for the independence of their country as soon as he gets out of prison. Meanwhile, Xabier, a college professor who has been death-threatened by the terrorists due to his political views on the Basque situation, is having an affair with Francesca, a young psychologist who happens to end up trying to help Josu Jon recover his memory. A warm feeling of mutual affection grows between her and her patient. At a point, it doesn't seem to be clear whether Josu Jon really wants to recover his memory or rather forget forever who he actually is.

Actor Sandro Lanza is experiencing the most painful moment of his existence. After a suicide attempt, his three daughters, scattered throughout Europe, each with a different mother, come to his side. The sisters meet to decide what to do with their father, establishing a genuine tie for the very first time.

Rome, 1929. The Pope's tailor sends his only son, 35-year-old virgin Nello, to more liberal Bologna hoping he'll find a wife. His head brimming with ideas on romantic love induced by classical poetry, Nello falls for Angela, a beautiful blind woman who indulges him only to win back her fiancé.

After spending most of his life being defeated by his rival Ottone, meek Biagio tries to commit suicide – but in the hereafter he's offered a chance to come back to life for a week as Dennis, Ottone's trusted business partner.

A cynical and opportunist building contractor falls deeply in love with biologist/Greenpeace woman. The only way for him to conquer her is to pretend to be an ecologist.

Flavio Bretagna has the most important business meeting of his life. Between client calls, his secretary's voicemails, and his ex-wife's calls, Flavio drives toward the opportunity he's been waiting for. Caught up in a barrage of phone calls, he doesn't realize he's taken the wrong turn and stops at a small rest stop. Still on the phone, frantically distracted, he goes to the bathroom, but when he tries to leave, the door is locked. He screams for help, but no one answers. There's not a soul around. Flavio Bretagna is alone, locked in the bathroom of a remote rest stop, and has no idea where he is. Outside, his life goes on without him: the job opportunity he's been waiting for, his daughter's birthday, with whom he's trying to rekindle his relationship. Time passes, but the situation remains unchanged. Will Flavio manage not to lose everything?