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Alice is hazed by her schoolmates who take advantage of her because of her shyness. Her mother and her father are too busy with their jobs, and they can't see Alice's discomfort. But Alice still dreams about a beautiful birthday party - with a lot of friends and a fabulous birthday cake.

Inside an old building on the outskirts of Rome, a primary school teacher leads a silent existence with dignity. Every morning he gets ready to go to work and does it through those habits familiar to him. A sort of ritual that punctuates its everyday life. School is the place where he spent most of his life, a place where he recognizes himself and feels to belong to.