An elderly shepherd takes on big business when he becomes the only holdout against property developers building a luxury resort in his tiny Sardinian village.

Elementary school teacher Michele Cortese is about to start a whole new life. After 40 years of teaching in the metropolitan Roman jungle, he had to move to a village in Central Italy, to teach in a tiny school with just a few children aged 7-10. Struggling to overcome his urban inadequacy, he finds a friendly face in vice-principal Agnese and gradually manages to fit in, thanks to her and their spirited pupils. As everything seems to be falling into place, unwelcome news comes through: the school has failed to meet its student quota for the next year and will soon be shut for good.

Fabio De Luigi has received a lifetime achievement award, but he is so shy that he wants to avoid any celebrations. Yet, he finds himself in a luxurious hotel, where he will discover, along with the audience, that the award is a ruse for a comical and dreamy journey among his distinguished friends and unexpected surprises, taking him all the way to the stage and to the much-deserved award.