The story of Rosalba, a housewife with an unfaithful husband and two children. On the way back from a package trip to Paestum she gets left behind at a motorway service station. She decides that this is a fateful sign for her to try to change her life. She goes to Venice but has no money. She happens upon Fernando, an Icelandic waiter who works in a small restaurant. He offers her accommodation. A friendship grows between them but soon Rosalba must return to her family in Pescara. Fernando decides to follow her and declare his love for her. Rosalba must decide whether to stay with her husband Mimmo or return to Venice with Fernando.
