In 1858 Italy, a Jewish boy named Edgardo Mortara is forcefully kidnapped and converted to Catholicism. His parents fight to free him, sparking a political battle between the papacy and forces of democracy and Italian unification.

Bernardo is a charming, successful man, full of friends, always frantically searching for his freedom. For a bad twist of fate one day everything changes, putting him in front of a choice: accept what has happened or become someone else, to take back what life has taken from him.

Frank, a school dropout, meets Nina, a teenage wife and mom seeking education. As they study together, their bond grows, redefining family and reality itself in their eyes.