Daniele Vicari's follow-up to his acclaimed film V-Max examines the life of Max (Mastandrea), an up-and-coming young physicist who experiences an identity crisis while working at a research institute stationed inside the San Grasso mountain. The highly competitive world of nuclear physics is presented in contrast to the more serene environs of Albanian sheep farmers whom Max encounters directly after a fateful drive on the mountain's surface. In this community, Max meets a troubled shepherd (Zeqja) who also struggles with the meaning of life.