Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Kartak is determined to pay back his debt but circumstances, and his alcoholism, forever intervene.
An Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples night train.
