In the vibrant, chaotic heart of Rome, an American expatriate artist searches for peace and redemption in Abel Ferrara's intimate drama. Willem Dafoe delivers a raw, magnetic performance as Tommaso, a filmmaker and recovering addict who has built a fragile new life with his younger wife, Nikki, played by Cristina Chiriac, and their toddler daughter. He fills his days teaching acting, working on a new screenplay, and attending AA meetings, striving for a stability that constantly seems just out of reach. As Tommaso navigates the labyrinthine streets and his own turbulent psyche, his grasp on reality begins to blur, haunted by memories and desires that threaten the delicate domestic world he has constructed. The film immerses the viewer in a dreamlike, atmospheric portrait of creative obsession, marital tension, and the relentless pursuit of personal salvation, painting a compelling and unflinching look at a man wrestling with the ghosts of his past while trying to hold onto his present.