Massimo Troisi, away for a long time, reappears silently without anyone knowing. He contacts his friend Gaetano, and Anna, the woman of his life. Anna and Massimo rent a house by the sea, in Naples, to write the screenplay of a new movie.
Fifty years after the first step on the moon, this film aims to pay tribute to one of the most important achievements in the history of mankind. Through the figures of the two astronauts who have walked for the first time on the terrestrial satellite, the story touches on the theme of the journey and the adventure that for years has stimulated conspiracy fantasies.