Filippo is a star on the Italian TV. He works for a documentary series about wild animals and nature. He is sent to Tenerife (Spain) to shot an issue about the local stork. It is the 13th of August. After he did his job is time to leave, but the ferry couldn't operate. He has to spend the night in the island. The day after is again the 13th of August, and Filippo live again the same day for different times. Something has to change to exit the paranoid and unrealistic situation.

影片讲述了精神病人奋发自强寻找个人价值的动人故事。一个米兰商人丢掉工作后来到来到一家精神病医院工作，在那里他组织精神病人们成立一个合作社并坚定地相信他们都有自尊和自身的价值。尽管遇到了各种各样的困难，他依然鼓励每个人不断学习并能自己养活自己，找到适合自己的角色。整部片子糅合喜剧与悲剧的元素，感人至深。