The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama. 火山边缘的悲伤。 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。