Antonia (Marjilita Margherita Buy) is a doctor specializing in the treatment of AIDS, her husband was killed in a car accident, the death of her lover let Antonia into grief and despair, unable to come out of the shadow for a long time. To Antonia's surprise, her husband betrayed herself. In fact, he is gay and has a lover named Mike (Stephanu Akosi Stefano Accorsi). Unable to untie the knot, Antonia decided to see Mike, and soon she found that Mike lived in an apartment with many marginal people like him, deeply troubled by poverty and disease. Antonia chose to hide her true identity because she had more important things to do.