Based on a book by Mario Desiati, the film follows the friendship of lanky outsider, Veleno and charismatic tough guy, Zaza as they mull about playing soccer or dealing drugs-both of which Zaza does rather well. When the pair witnesses the bizarre Annalisa attempt to jump off the roof of a church, they stalk her around town until the three wind up in a relationship, each boy secretly hoping to make it with the melancholic and taciturn muse.