At the end of the war, Nostos, the wandering hero, with his companions begins his sail back home to the Mediterranean. The conclusion of his adventure is delayed by many natural obstacles and he takes an internal journey of fleeting memories of his childhood, his parents, love for a beautiful girl, nostalgia for the past, regret for what he did, and the deep silence that envelops everything. He confronts the most terrible loneliness following a shipwreck in which all the comrades perish.

这部电影-导演，编剧和演员西尔瓦诺阿戈斯蒂，他的童年在二战时期的回忆录。显示了从家庭生活的场景：父亲，母亲，奶奶和六个孩子，其中西尔瓦诺-最年轻的，是在无声的炸弹爆炸的冲击......