Marta and Guido are separated. Andrea, eight years old and their only child, makes the separation even more problematic. The two adults have therefore requested a judicial ruling to regulate, once and for all, how many days Andrea should spend with his mother and how many with his father. The magistrate orders interviews and expert assessments, which force both parents and the child to delve deeper, where possible, into the reasons for their respective difficulties and desires. And in doing so, they gradually reveal themselves.
Andrea, in particular, suffers from the time taken away from his life, as well as for the feeling of being divided between two parents he loves equally. Marta and Guido deploy all their energies — histrionic, neurotic, omissive — and fight strenuously, each waiting for the other to give in.
They are all searching for a balance which — unless there are unexpected events or impulsive actions — must be the balance of their new lives.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
A friend of mine told me at length about the marital separation of another friend of hers, made especially painful by the presence of an eight-year-old only child. I asked her to put down some notes that she gave me — brief and intense, as if they were a treasure. From there, I began to imagine a straightforward story that viewed the separation from three different perspectives, through clear and easily recognisable passages. A simple story — fully aware that simplicity is the most complicated thing to portray. Few settings. Natural, bright lighting. Many close-ups and extreme close-ups. Faces. Faces. Eyes... and hands. Not much music. A song the child could sing in his own voice. Slightly surreal or humorous little escapes. No central main scene — not even where one might expect it.