In a small town in southern Italy, the destinies of two women, who sew in a damp and dilapidated basement for a rough employer, meet by chance. While they both return to hope and love, a fire in the factory will take them by surprise.

In Southern Italy two women meet. Rosa, 17, has a boyfriend who, she hopes, will take her far from the village. Gladys, 35, returned from Venezuela without money, unmarried, has given up her dreams. Gladys meets Aldo and believes in the possibility of a new life, But it is an illusion. Gladys and Rosa they hope, laugh, love and work for 2 euro per hour in a lab below street level, with no windows, harassed by a boss rude and abusive. A fire them overwhelms. Rescuers will find them embraced. Only one will survive.

In a small village in the south of Italy, the destinies of two women who are very distant from each other meet by chance. The 17 years old Rosa, clinging to a teenage love that hopefully takes her away from everything, and the 45 years old Gladys, who has just returned from Venezuela, are two of the workers who sew in a damp and dilapidated basement for a rough and violent employer. While they both return to hope and love, a fire in the factory will take them by surprise.