In the 19th century, when the southern lands of Italy are bandit territory, Filomena escapes her wealthy but sad life to lead a risky treasure hunt.

After witnessing disease and poverty in the slums of New York, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini embarks on a daring journey to persuade the hostile mayor to provide housing and healthcare for hundreds of orphaned children.

Trip, an unconventional elf who builds bizarre weapons rather than toys, crosses path with Elia, a shy kid from a village in the Italian mountains. Initially at odds, the two must team up to save Christmas from a ruthless businessman.

After Mirta dies of a drug overdose with her lover, she resuscitates alone and discovers she's part of a violent world she never knew existed.