The film recounts the tragedy of Istrian and Dalmatian exiles following the post-war armistice. Maddalena is eighteen years old and lives in Canfanaro, Istria, dreaming of becoming a painter. First the fury of war and then Tito's partisans destroy her family and her dreams.

Antonio Braico
Maddalena Braico
Leo
Bina Braico
NiccolΓ² Braico
Miran
Nonna Mimma
Sergio Visentin
Giorgio Braico
Don Ugo