A 19-year-old Sicilian university student in Rome who is an orphan of her father. She discovers she is pregnant too late to have an abortion. After carrying the child to term and struggling with the decision to keep or give up the baby, she ultimately places the infant Margherita for adoption.
Connected indirectly through the child placed with Maddalena and Luca.
Narratively parallel figures exploring motherhood from different angles.
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