两个从事烟囱清扫工作的工人，虽然都生活在一夫一妻制的异性婚姻中，但都遭遇了挑战他们对性别角色和性取向看法的情况。

　　Based on true events Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people from very different parts of the world. Adopted at childhood by a loving family after facing the loss of her parents, Kat led a life full of adventures. Now in her teenage years she is trying to fit into a "normal" life, as the world shows her how cruel living can be. After discovering a secret which threatens her life, she wonders if her dreams are still possible. Heloisa is a dedicated mother who has been entrusted with the secret and will do everything to keep her family together; however, she knows that the future is unpredictable. Jeanne, a beautiful young Amazonian native, falls in love with Robert, a New Zealander, with whom he discovers that her possibilities are infinite, however she forgets that destiny has plans of its own. Barbara, an older ...

　　马里奥（阿莱西奥•博尼 Alessio Boni 饰）和尼古拉（卢伊吉洛•肖卡 Luigi Lo Cascio 饰）是亲密无间的两兄弟，但是酷爱诗歌的马里奥却在考试中因为与教授意见相左而不及格，相反尼古拉投其所好的表现赢得了医学教授的好评拿到了高分。他们几个朋友相约去毕 业旅行，但是马里奥却带来了另外一个不速之客——他从精神病院搭救出来受伤的女孩佐珍（杰丝敏•特丽卡 Jasmine Trinca 饰）。于是，兄弟俩决定陪她寻找亲人。在一片革命洪流之中，马里奥弃笔从戎，选择做警察，而尼古拉则漂泊异乡成为了精神科医生。佛罗伦萨的大水，让兄弟俩重逢，此时尼古拉已经和钢琴师朱莉安成为伉俪。而马里奥则对摄影师米雷拉一见钟情。他们的感情同样经受着社会动荡的考验……
　　本片片长6个小时，通过讲述意大利一家人的悲欢离合，反映了意大利从1966年至2000年的社会巨变。