Plot: Elsa, a refined art history graduate, and Michele, the co-founder of a maritime company, share a prosperous life; however, things will take a turn for the worse, when Michele summons up the courage to confess that they are, in fact, indebted to the bank. As a result, Elsa is now forced to adapt to this new reality, as ever-growing debts and insurmountable problems keep adding up--while on the other hand--an utterly defeated Michele gradually falls into limbo and self-pity. But, in the end, exhausted and unsuccessful to leave the past behind, this once-inseparable couple will, inevitably, risk losing their most precious and inestimable asset: their love. Will life ever be the same again?
Alternative Plot: Elsa (Margherita Buy) and Michele (Antonio Albanese) live a life of upper-middle-class luxury; she studies art restoration in her spare time, and he is a founding partner in a successful shipping firm. Their daughter, Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), is showered with gifts. But when Michele is forced out of the company, the couple's faith and commitment to each another is put to the test. Elsa looks for work to support the family, while Michele grows depressed over the family's dwindling prospects.
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