Like every August, journalist Sandro, his family and acquaintances vacation on the island of Ventotene. This time, however, they find out the house next door has been rented to a lower middle class family, whose crass nature and values soon clash with their own intellectual and progressive background.

Ventotene, estate. Due nuclei famigliari diametralmente opposti per abitudini ed orientamenti politici si scontrano sulle questioni più banali.

Narra las desavenencias entre dos familias italianas durante sus vacaciones de verano en Ventotene, una peña isla del mar Tirreno. Demasiadas diferencias políticas y culturales dividen a los dos grupos, que se ven obligados a pasar el tiempo juntos, ya que son vecinos.