Paolo, a restaurant owner in a small town in the province of Rome, returns home after work on a rainy afternoon. On the way he sees a boy huddled at a bus stop and decides to take him home. The boy's name is Mohammed and he is a refugee who lost his parents during the trip to Italy. The presence of the child bothers Paolo's wife, Valeria, who at first is indecisive and suspicious, although she finally agrees to welcome him that night. After a while, Valeria changes her mind and decides to stay with Mohamed through thick and thin ...