Giovanni Tosi, at forty-five, lives a lacklustre life of a petty clerk, with his friends at the cafe, an ex-wife to support, a black giant schnauzer and a woman boss with an obsession for control. After the divorce he went back to live in the small town in the Lombardy countryside where he was born. It’s not very exciting even though it does have a comforting monotony. His lifetime best friend Beppe dies, and Giò, stunned by the pain of it realizes he is terrified by the prospect of too many regrets. This is the beginning of a metamorphosis: if life sends you a signal, it’s up to you to act on it. The change begins with his appearance: getting back into shape and revolutionizing his wardrobe are certainly the first steps for letting the world see him differently. Then, kicking out tranquillity and the hunt for intense emotions, easy money and transgressions begins. Sure, maybe some experiences have a dose of risk, but also the chance to be in seventh heaven. Just don’t ask yourself too many questions. From the rural hinterland crystallized by frost, Giò’s perilous apprenticeship drags him step after step on a voyage of perdition. Until the inevitable and dramatic showdown in a mysterious and violent city in the Caucasus where he finds out that there’s no flying in that new seventh heaven.