In the early 20th century, is in Lobosandaus, a small town in the raia seca region, on the border between Galicia and Portugal. No sooner has the teacher, played by Tamar Novas (The Mess You Leave Behind), arrived than he senses how mystery and death naturally exist in the everyday lives of the residents of this stark, rugged place. But the teacher, from his standpoint of rationalism and science, will be nfronted by a munal belief held by the local population: that the spirits of the dead can manifest themselves and remain among the residents, as they inhabit other bodies.