The story of Antonio Riva, a shipyard worker leading a mostly quiet life. He spends his leisure time playing bocce with friends, takes care of his elderly mother, and deeply loves his daughter Emilia, born from his previous marriage with whom he maintains an excellent relationship. One day, Emilia informs her father of her intention to get married, making Antonio truly happy as it allows him to fulfill one of his dreams: to provide his daughter with the wedding reception she has always wanted, thanks to the savings he has set aside over the years. Antonio's dream of financing Emilia's wedding will prove to be a challenging task, and he will learn the hard way that those who guard our treasures may not necessarily safeguard our dreams.
A film adaptation of the book of the same name published by Einaudi, tells the story of Luca a single Catholic man, and homosexual, who in 2017 adopted Alba, a Down's syndrome child left in hospital shortly after being born. Thirty heterosexual families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to him: with him, the legal foster care register for singles was inaugurated in Italy. Luca was in fact the first case in Italy of a single, homosexual person succeeding in adopting a daughter. But his was not a charitable gesture: he simply wanted a family.