An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.
A world-weary, widowed police inspector has to break his vow of self-isolation and get back on the field after his teen daughter is arrested for the possession of a gun tied to a much-publicized murder.
On the background of a country in deep crisis, an office clerk decides to ride to work even though he might be fired soon. He crosses the inner borders of a ghost-like deserted city, surrounded by raw vegetation taking over everything. When the chain of his bike suddenly entangles, he is confronted by the only man around offering support: a homeless foreigner…
