A teenage girl growing up in 1990s Naples, Italy is interested to meet her estranged aunt, who the girl's father compared her to in unflattering terms.

As Giovanna begins to fall under Aunt Vittoria's spell and hears both sides of the story of her father's estranged relationship with his sister, she begins to question much about her parents.

Giovanna's friends clash with Vittoria on a visit to the slums. The bracelet Vittoria gifted Giovanna as a baby turns up in an unexpected place.

A secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna falls out of school and has her first sexual encounter. Vittoria demands her bracelet back.

Giovanna does not approve of her mother seeing her father. She ends up meeting aunt Vittoria at the Communist Feast of Humanity. The gang ends up in a movie theater, but a fight breaks out.

Andrea finds a job for his sister, Vittoria. Giovanna and Giuliana visit Roberto in Milan. Returning to Naples, Giovanna gets more advice from aunt Vittoria.