男孩乔乔(里克·伦斯 Rick Lens 饰)的童年是灰色的,母亲不在身边,对其思念至极的乔乔只能每天通过电话听一听她亲切的声音。乔乔的父亲是个粗暴的男人,他不仅无法给予乔乔他所渴望的父爱,还因为一些生活中的小事对儿子肆意打骂。 一次偶然中,乔乔在树下拾得了一只从窝里跌落的雏鸟,在雏鸟的身上,乔乔看到了自己的影子。爱心和责任感让乔乔将雏鸟视为自己的孩子,无微不至地照顾着它,保护着它,对于儿子的举动,乔乔的父亲大为火光,无奈之下,乔乔只得将雏鸟藏在床下。之后,乔乔结识了名为彦瑟(苏珊·拉德尔 Susan Radder 饰)的女孩,就这样,雏鸟有了自己的“妈妈”。
Italy, late thirties. The regime of Mussolini are sent Italian volunteers to the civil war in Spain. On the background of a peaceful village landscapes, behind the walls of the old farmhouses Florianna creating its own dictatorship everything is run by her brother Guido, who requires unquestioning obedience to his will www.molikan.com. He believes all women around is his property, and, as a rooster in the hen house, he constantly confirm this action. His young son Alberto is his problem - all is not similar to the father. He dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care. When his beautiful cousin Gloria comes to the estate, novel flashes between young people. Guido learns that his sister is going to bequeath her estate to his unworthy son. This heralds a tragic ending.