Synopsis:

Through the eyes of young Maria, we see what life was like in the late 80’s. Maria is the youngest of an honest fishermen’s family in the southern town of Bari. She is a lively girl and dreams for a better life in surroundings that are ruled by difficulties and very hard to escape. Maria has an honest father Antonio De Santis, a loving and submissive mother Teresa, two older brothers, Vincenzo and Giuseppe and grandmother Antonietta, the old and wise of the family.
Maria's fixed point, in the years between childhood and adolescence, is Michele, the son of the most unfortunate family in the city, that of the boss Nicola Straziota. The friendship between the two is strengthened and strengthened, despite the hostility of the families and the low blows of life. Until that feeling, strong and delicate at the same time, will become love. A love that, even if impossible, preserves them from the decadence that surrounds them. Dramatic events will force them to be separated. But even when Michele is incarcerated and Maria is expecting their child, she will continue fighting for him, continue her studies, and never give up her "mission" to save the children from the streets. When a young entrepreneur arrives in Bari Maria’s heart is in turmoil, but is he an honest man? and what does he really want?