A movie actor arrives in Sicily to portray writer Gesualdo Bufalino in a docufilm. The narrative explores the intriguing connection between Bufalino's late literary debut, sparked by a book of vintage photographs, and his premature death in a seemingly fateful car accident. These events, occurring two decades apart, bookend Bufalino's writing career and are linked by an uncanny coincidence. To embody this complex role, the actor undertakes a journey through Bufalino's world, engaging with those who knew him and tracing the footsteps of a man who lived constantly defying death and lingering on the threshold of night.