An Italian soldier, returning from the Kosovo war, decides to go and live in a small mountain town with his daughter. His past, however, will soon come looking for him.
Piuma, a failed cartoonist, lives in a small, dirty, and messy studio apartment with his dog, a German Shepherd named Piuma. The boy and his dog live practically in symbiosis, but after failing to pay the rent for over three months, they are evicted. Along the way, they meet Sophie, a very tense and pensive young woman.
