A geologist is sent to an isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil to survey water sources, but begins to feel a a sense of abandonment and loneliness. 名地质学家被派往巴西东北部的贫瘠地区,负责勘查运河水道。面对那些即将土地被征用、家居被迫迁离的民众,他的内心感到同样地荒凉,因为他也是一个被遗弃的人。途中他追寻着不同女子的身影,却不断对他的前妻遥遥倾吐衷曲。