 Arturo is a teenage boy who lives alone on an island. His mother died when he was born, and his father is always away. From time to time, Arturo s father comes to see him, but only to soon leave him again. He seems not to appreciate his son at all, but, nevertheless, Arturo adores his father. One day, Arturo s father arrives with his second wife, Nunciata, a seventeen-year-old girl with whom Arturo soon falls in love with...