[2] Arturo, a 14-year-old boy, confined to the insular life of Procida, a small island in the Gulf of Naples, is left to his own devices after being orphaned by his mother and seldom visited by his distant father, Wilhelm.

Wilhelm, preoccupied with his frequent travels, returns one day with Nunziata, a 17-year-old he recently married in Naples, bringing along their child, Carmine.

Simultaneously, Wilhelm, indifferent to his family, unveils a dubious connection to Tonino Stella, a prisoner in the local jail.

Arturo discovers that Wilhelm's prolonged absences were not far from Procida, shattering the image of his father as a courageous man.

During his journey, he painfully contemplates forgetting his father as a distant memory but acknowledges that Nunziata will remain unforgettable.