Five middle age men share a hospital room because of their different ailments. Adriano is a clerk, Ciro a greengrocer, Guido a professor, Antonio a bank employee, Luigi a wine merchant. They come from different worlds with very little in common, but day by day, they develop a brotherhood, a friendship born out of their common life in hospital. Their conversations are usually about food. They are all obliged to eat the saltless food provided by the hospital, and this situation stimulate even more their hunger for life and rich meals.