The Double Hour

Sonia, a maid working in a hotel in Turin, is cleaning a guest's bathroom when she witnesses the guest apparently jump out of the bedroom window to his death. The event sets a mysterious and somber tone for the story, hinting at underlying tensions and unresolved mysteries. It also introduces Sonia's routine life and her silent observation of tragic events.

Sonia attends a speed dating event where she meets Guido, a former policeman turned security guard. They form a connection and spend some time together afterward, establishing a budding friendship. Guido mentions the significance of double hours, believing they are moments when wishes can be granted, although he admits it doesn't always work.

Guido takes Sonia to his country villa, which is equipped with an elaborate security system. Guido disables part of the system to allow them to go for a walk in the grounds, creating a moment of intimacy away from surveillance. During their walk, they encounter danger when an armed man ambushes them, and Guido is knocked unconscious.

Guido wakes up to find himself forced by armed men to disable the villa's security system. The robbers loot the villa of art treasures and valuables. As they leave, a robber threatens Sonia with assault, leading to a struggle that culminates in a gunshot, leaving Guido's fate uncertain. Sonia is left traumatized by the violence.

Back at work, Sonia visits Guido's grave, but she is distracted by visions of Guido's face and recurring double hours. Her mental state begins to deteriorate as she appears haunted by these hallucinations, indicating her emotional and psychological turmoil.

Dante, a policeman and Guido's former colleague, questions Sonia about Guido's disappearance. He presents her with a photograph showing her with Guido in Buenos Aires, a place she has never visited. This deepens the mystery surrounding Guido's past and her own memories.

Sonia learns that her friend and workmate, Margherita, has committed suicide by jumping from a window. During the funeral, a mistake is made as the priest names Sonia as the deceased. Sonia becomes overwhelmed, feeling her sanity slipping away amid her vivid hallucinations and grief.

Bruno, a hotel guest, drugs Sonia with a liqueur and drives her into a wooded area. He drags her out of the car, wraps her in a plastic sheet, and buries her alive in a shallow grave. Guido then rescues Sonia, digging her out just before she succumbs to her injuries, saving her from death.

Sonia wakes up in hospital, realizing that only three days have elapsed since the robbery — everything she experienced was a hallucination while in a coma. She learns she was wounded in the head by a gunshot, and that Guido and Margherita are alive and well, revealing her ordeal was confined to her unconscious mind.

Guido finds out from Dante that Sonia has a criminal past involving a robbery 12 years earlier. Despite this, Guido asks for peace and goes to meet Sonia. They have an intimate encounter, but Guido becomes suspicious when Sonia leaves to meet Margherita and is seen embracing a man resembling Guido, leading to doubts about her true intentions.

Realizing the suspicion around her, Sonia boards a flight to Buenos Aires under a false identity. Noticing the boarding time, 20:20, she reflects on the significance of double hours while fleeing her past. This marks her attempt to escape the complications and mysteries surrounding her life.

The final scenes show Guido feeling forlorn and back to speed-dating, indicating his loneliness and longing for connection. Meanwhile, Sonia and the gang leader are shown being photographed together in Buenos Aires, suggesting her new life and the unresolved nature of her relationship with Guido.