The life of a melancholy professor is turned upside down when he discovers that a rebellious teenager he is tutoring is actually his son.
A young man named Alessandro begrudgingly accepts a job as a companion for Giorgio, an elderly poet with Alzheimer's. As they banter during their daily walks, they slowly piece together ...
As he awaits a transplant in a hospital, the main character (based on the director) flashes back to childhood and also experiences medically induced reveries.