A mother and her son live in the country. She has gone mad and the son has fallen mute as a result of the violence to which they had been exposed in the war.
The story takes place some twenty years after the World War II, and tells us about the breakdown and re-establishment of a village family. Mother has gone crazy, and son became dumb as a consequence of violence during the war. During the day in which drama takes place, mother tells her son about their sufferings, trying to justify herself in his eyes, being the only one to blame for his misfortune. During their talk, son grows to be a conscious and responsible man, from infantile child, although 20 years old...
