In a small Italian village marked by the misfortune of war, a man named Franco grapples with the life he has known and the monster that lurks in the shadows of his past. Franco, a veteran traumatized by his experiences at the front, returns home with the hope of rebuilding his life, but the emotional scars and guilt follow him at every turn. His relationship with his wife, Clara, is strained by the weight of his painful memories, and the atmosphere of the village does not help: distrust and secrets hang in the air like the smoke from a distant fire.
As Franco tries to reconnect with Clara and the rest of the community, a series of unsettling events begin to unfold. Whispering voices, lurking shadows, and mysterious disappearances all seem to connect to a dark secret that the place has kept hidden. Paranoia takes hold of him, blurring the line between reality and madness. Franco is forced to confront not only the ghosts of his wartime past but also the unsettling truth about the horror that runs through his village.
The search for answers leads him to discover that the true enemy is not only the memory of battle, but the very demons that reside in the hearts of those with whom he used to share his life. In a harrowing climax, Franco must choose between succumbing to fear or facing the darkness that threatens to consume him.