这是一部充满想象力和感人的冒险故事，是一部纯粹的家庭娱乐片，讲述了13岁的奥斯卡和11岁的特奥兄弟的故事。他们性格迥异，住在一间简陋的公寓里。故事发生在1989年的夏天，淘气的特奥是个足球迷，而奥斯卡则是个万事通，能背诵相对论。但实际上，他们各自以自己的方式应对母亲的失踪：母亲是一位前途无量的科学家，在研究宇宙中的虫洞现象时死于一场事故。

儿子Giuseppe逝去，他的女友Jeanne突然登门造访，独自住在西西里的房子里的母亲Anna（朱丽叶·比诺什 饰）却不知如何开口告知她死讯。两个女人一同等待着Giuseppe的到来，她们的等待变成...

Luisa, a 40-year-old singer, and her companion Julien, a guitarist and composer, have had a group together for many years. One day, her father - whom she has not seen since she was a teenager - comes to see her after a concert. The encounter, during which he tells her he is seriously ill, unsettles Luisa. She begins to look differently at the life she leads.