Jep Gambardella, who once wrote a famous novel in his twenties, only to retire into a comfortable life writing cultural columns and throwing parties in Rome. After his 65th birthday party, he walks through the ruins and city streets, encountering the various characters, bitterly recollecting his passionate youth.
Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund invites Toni Servillo, a wise monk, to hear his confession before he dies, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead…
Special agent Vogel is sent to an isolated town in a remote mountain valley to investigate the case of a sixteen years old’s disappearance.