Three prostitutes live in the wasteland by the sea, where a village of outcasts has emerged. It is life in a harsh reality of poverty, ignorance, and violence. And the only ray of light in their lives is Arturo, whom they care for together. The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body. His mother died in childbirth, and the women took him into their care as a newborn. What will the fate of this young man be in an environment he has not chosen and cannot choose because of his disability?

Esistono mondi in cui le donne sono condannate a lottare, se vogliono sopravvivere, a combattere con ogni possibile risorsa per emergere dal degrado e dallo squallore in cui la società pare averle relegate. È la storia di Anna, Nuzza e Bettina – che lavorano a maglia di giorno e si vendono la notte – e del povero orfano menomato che vive con loro.