After years of being away, Giacomo returns to his small village in Italy to attend his brother Pietro's funeral, brutally murdered. The encounter with his family and the town inhabitants leads him to discover the truth about the killing's motive, but his presence soon becomes cumbersome. The suspicions and intolerance poured out on Pietro are now addressed towards Giacomo, who will realize, once and for all, that he no longer belongs to the place he once called home.