In a post-war context of social changes, the story revolves around a man who returns home after years of internment in a mental asylum, where he has been confined due to an episode of madness triggered by the pressures of life. Upon his return, he finds a transformed world and a family that has moved on without him. His wife, who had lost hope for his return, now lives with their daughter, a young woman with her own dreams who has become caught between love and family duty.
The man's arrival puts the new family dynamics into question and triggers a series of emotional conflicts. The tension intensifies when he realizes that his daughter has fallen in love with a young man with intellectual aspirations, a love he cannot accept. The father tries to reintegrate into his family's life, but what should be a reunion turns into a whirlwind of repressed feelings and old wounds. As the relationship between father and daughter complicates, themes of madness, love, sacrifice, and the struggle to find one's own identity amid family expectations are explored.
With a cast of great actors from the era, this 1930s film combines deep drama with an exploration of human psychology, leaving the audience reflecting on the complexities of love and family ties.