Single and middle-aged, beautiful Irene (Margarita Buy) is wholly devoted to her job as an inspector of luxury hotels. Constantly on the road, she indulges in expensive pleasures at impeccable resorts, but always incognito and alone, soon escaping to the next exotic destination with her checklist and laptop in tow. When her best friend and ex, Andrea (Stefano Accorsi), who has always been a source of emotional support, suddenly becomes unavailable, Irene is thrown into a deep existential crisis. "Luxury is a form of deceit," she is told by a fellow traveller in the fog of a steam room, and thus begins Irene's quest to bring more meaning into her life.

Cast

Margherita Buy

Irene

Stefano Accorsi

Andrea

Fabrizia Sacchi

Silvia

Gianmarco Tognazzi

Tommaso

Alessia Barela

Fabiana

Lesley Manville

Kate Sherman

Fausto Maria Sciarappa

Fabrizio

Henry O. Arnold

Direttore

Bruno Wolkowitch

Ospite dell'hotel

Jacopo Maria Bicocchi

Giovane marito

Carolina Signore

Nipote

Gisella Szaniszlò

Giovane moglie