A Bosnian shepherd, a Cuban psychiatrist and a Swiss nurse talk about their dreams and their ideas of happiness.

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Filmed between 2002 and 2011, Enver, a Bosnian shepherd, Emilio, a Cuban psychiatrist and Andrea, a Swiss nurse, talk about their idea of happiness. Born into a poor family, Enver lost four fingers in a work-related accident and was then drafted into the war. He lives alone in the mountains with his sheep and subsists on 33 marks per month. His dream was to live surrounded by a family, but what awaits him is only death. At the other end of the world, Emilio, who despite his specialized education, earns $20 a month working in a rundown hospital, dreaming of leaving his country to discover the world. Meanwhile, Andrea, who appreciates living in Switzerland where she has everything but where she feels stifled, would love to live somewhere else. Over the years, each of their lives change...

If we never get what we want even when given the chance like Andrea, what's the point of dreaming when we have nothing (due to economics or politics) like Emilio and Enver? Underscored by magnificent images that accompany the dialogue, the film is less about what happens to human dreams of than about the existential question of knowing what determines our life: Rolando Colla offers us deep reflection on what we want to do with it.