Leonardo Revelli has everything he needs to be happy: the first film he wrote is about to be released in theaters, a French girlfriend he loves deeply, and parents who have always made him feel special. So special that he came to believe it: an only child in every sense. Giovanni and Laura, successful psychoanalysts from Turin, built their family around a clear rule: mediocrity is unacceptable and pain must be denied.
When Laura is struck by a serious illness, Giovanni collapses, revealing himself as emotionally and practically unfit for real life. Leonardo suddenly loses his certainties and, alone with his father, is forced to confront an unsettling truth: he is just like anyone else.