포르투갈 음악계에서 독보적인 위치에 있는 작곡가이자 가수인 안토니오 바리코스의 전기 영화. 어렸을 때부터 음악을 좋아하던 안토니오는 헤어디자이너로 일하며 자신의 음악을 꾸준히 만들어간다. 아무도 그의 재능을 믿지 않을 때, 음악 저널리스트 루이만은 안토니오의 가능성을 믿고 그를 정식 데뷔시키려 노력한다.
On the night of New Year's Eve, a small group penetrates into the room of an old hotel in ruins. Carmine, the oldest of the group, poses a challenge to one of the men, Furio: he has 4 months to restore the hotel and inaugurate it with great pomp. Aware of the difficulties but anxious to prove the point, Furio accepts encouraged by his wife Margo who believes that this assignment will allow the couple to rediscover the lost momentum.
On the eve of the summer vacations, Marc (16 years old) only dreams of one thing: seduce Sonia. Tonight, he has decided to confess his love for her. But while he performs a balancing act to impress her, he is taken by a dizzy spell and is victim of a fainting spell. He is rushed to the hospital and the doctors discover that he has leukemia. A race against time begins: the disease and Sonia's love become Marc's two challenges.