The Stone of the Saint, the film tells the story of the adventurous journey of a mother and daughter in search of a sacred stone, which promises a miraculous healing. The story is immersed in the harsh and enveloping beauty of the Abruzzo nature and tells of a rural reality that has become peripheral where tradition meets modernity.
Landscapes and places of historical and artistic interest in the Abruzzo region form the backdrop to the events of an extremely protective and religious elderly mother who fights against the growing beauty and desires for emancipation of her only teenage daughter. When the girl stops eating, her mother forces her to go on a pilgrimage linked to an ancient Abruzzo ritual