Faris, who had just returned from his duty as a soldier. Instead of being warm, his return was actually greeted with a request for divorce from his wife, Ratna.
The story, set in rural Calabria in the late 1940s, tells of the friendship between a single mother and the local wedding planner, the only homosexual in the village. This friendship leads her to challenge the prejudices of the community and fight to find her place in the world.