A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from their late wife/mother.

Stuck in a dead-end career and on a string of terrible dates, the life of 30-something Maddalena is a total mess. Until one day she meets an unlikely guardian angel that comes to her in the form of real-life porn star Valentina Nappi.

Every Christmas is the same story: "and your loved one?". Determined to avoid all the awkward questions about her love life, Gianna is devising a plan to find a boyfriend to come with her to the Christmas dinner, in less than 25 days.

Welcome to Block 181, a fiercely-contested drug ridden neighbourhood where a forbidden love triangle is beginning to form.