Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
Benedetto is a child who came out of an accident uninjured on his first communion's day. The people of his village attribute that to a miracle and made him undergo a strict religious upbringing. That fact will determine his life, which will be affected by inner torment caused by the confrontation between sexual desires and sacrifices of faith, sin and grace.
A retired actor's search for his stray pet strings together this episodic portrait of the ancient Roman quarter.
