1970s. Matteo has been secretly in love with Francesca since they were kids, but she left the small town in which they grew up to travel the world following the sexual liberation’s wave. Once back, Matteo decides to finally make her fall in love with him, even if she’s no longer the innocent girl he remembered.

以19世纪中期的意大利南部为背景，从现代视角讲述匪盗现象。这部剧集灵感来自历史上真实存在过的男男女女，这些人在统一后的意大利成为农民革命的象征，他们的个人故事汇成一曲为自由而斗争的流浪者合唱。