Chattam

Emmanuel, 37, lives in Paris with his wife, Irene, and his daughter Anne, 14 years old. He accidentally discovers that Irene is receiving mail in the remaining mail. She refuses to follow Emmanuel to Italy where he has to write a biography of Filippo Lippi. Distraught, Emmanuel decided to leave immediately for Florence.

Nikos plays a bouzouki and tries to make ends meet to feed his wife and child. But he sings on the sprockets of the night, deceives him, and finds himself in jail for smuggling. Kaiti's daughter will become seriously ill and will need urgent surgery. Martha's wife will not tell him anything and in her despair to find money he will accept the proposal of rich George to become his mistress in return for him to pay for the surgery.

A group of boys spend their time playing in the city's suburbia. They meet a young fellow who soon comes in conflict with the boys. However, they befriend eventually and he takes over a role of their educator who introduces them to the world of adults.