The documentary explores the life of Antonio Gramsci through the precious letters he wrote to his family from prison. These letters reveal the personal and human side of the Sardinian thinker.
Gramsci writes about his aspirations and fears, and invents fairy tales for his children, from whom he suffers the pain of forced separation. His writings paint a portrait of Gramsci not only as one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century, but also and above all as a loving father and husband who writes fairy tales for his children to make them feel less distant.