In an isolated Alpine village during the final winter of World War II, a large Catholic family shelters a pair of Italian army deserters. When one of the soldiers, Pietro, falls in love with the eldest daughter and they wed, his return to Sicily after the armistice unravels secrets that shatter the family's sense of order and belonging. Maura Delpero's luminous debut is a patient, exquisitely photographed portrait of rural Italy at the moment the modern world begins to intrude.
