A group of very close friends live in Rome and cope with the sudden death of one of their members. The original group, who have been together for many years, are two straight couples, Antonio and Angelica, and Roberto and Neval; and a gay couple now separated, Sergio and Davide, a successful author. Relatively new additions to the group are Davide's current lover Lorenzo and Lorenzo's friend Roberta. Early in the movie a final member is added to the group: Paolo, an aspiring writer who is an acquaintance of Lorenzo and Roberta.