Arturo, a 35 years old man, is trying to publish a novel called 'the ghost continent', and he's trying to picking up pieces of his relationship with Valentina, who is involved with her PhD professor. Arturo lives a life without time in Naples, spending his days playing table tennis and meeting strange friends, while Valentina is trying to become a university teacher. Defeat is behind the corner for both of them, but sometimes being a winner could mean lose the game.