Seven-year-old Dodo comes to his grandmother's village for the summer, where he meets a young woman who talks to animals. Friendship with her and a little gypsy girl allows Dodo to get to know the world of "our little brothers" better.

The film's motto is: "The world of the elderly is a world that is constantly shrinking. Little things become big. Few people are important to us, but they are very important." Federico Fellini.

影片是一个海边小镇索佐波尔，十瓶伏特加，一栋老房子和关乎于爱情的故事。影片讲述了关于爱情、十瓶伏特加和一个即将沉没小镇的故事。当希望尽失，奇迹是最后的选择。一个中年男人，回到索佐波尔的一个陈旧老房子里，打开了十瓶伏特加独自一人仰头痛饮。房子里保留着稀疏可数的过往痕迹，他尝试着一点点的找寻着逝去的回忆。他希望在十瓶伏特加喝完之后，会出现一点特别的奇迹。某日，在昔日的小镇上漫步的他遇见一个叫吉娜的女人，这个女人与他的前女友又有着或隐或现的联系。在十瓶伏特加即将饮尽的时候，曾经的女友回来了，并告诉他吉娜早已自杀。“索佐波尔的沉没”是影片最后的主题。