llse is healing from a failed marriage as a result of her mother's betrayal. Ziltan is the sole caregiver to his abusive father. When he dies a secret is revealed which shatters Ziltan's entire world. Through these two very different lives coming together we glimpse the fine line that both divides and connects us; how families and communities help us grow as we simultaneously push them away. This is the journey of facing our failings and fears and how love, in all its shades and shadows, mends our tattered spirits.