黑人移工里奥莫名从工地一跃而下，陷入昏迷；护士玛丽安娜为了逃离她在里斯本的生活，自愿陪着里奥回到家乡――前葡萄牙殖民地佛得角。在这个岩浆不断喷发的火山岛上，不谙方言的她虽无法与当地人沟通，却能感受到一股神祕的死亡力量，并经历了一段无疾而终的爱情。在玛丽安娜的私密旅程中，关于殖民的伤痕、爱与孤独之忧郁意象不言而喻。
The report of the sighting of a lone bear in a border village is initially received with enthusiasm by the locals and by a young forest ranger. But also by an outsider, fervent supporter of the brown bear’s return to the north of Portugal. It won’t be a peaceful return, between Man-made obstacles and the bear’s will.
