The film is the story of the 57 days that separate the death of Giovanni Falcone from that of Paolo Borsellino. The drama begins with a date: May 23, 1992, the day when Falcone was murdered. On the same day the judge was to meet for lunch the friend Paul to celebrate his appointment to the "superpower of attorney". From this day Borsellino runs against time to search for truth, however, aware that his fate is linked to that of his friend, who died in his arms after the attack suffered.