Dans les années 1970 et 1980, le journaliste militant sicilien Giuseppe Fava ne recule devant rien pour dénoncer les crimes de la mafia. D'après une histoire vraie.
Rosaria is a young mother, wife of Tommasino Malarazza, downfallen boss of a famous Mafia family in Catania. Forced to marry him because she was pregnant, Rosaria is humiliated everyday by a violent husband, who spends his days drinking and gambling. The woman lives in fear and keeps her head down to protect her son Antonino. She can only rely on her queer brother Franco.