임금이 밀려 힘들어하는 남자와 딴 남자와 결혼해야 하는 여자. 불투명한 미래에도 둘은 사랑에 빠진다. 하지만 남자는 바다를 건넜다가 사라지고 마을에선 불가해한 일이 발생한다. 그리고 남자를 목격했다는 증언. 그가 정말 돌아온 것인가.

Along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future. Several days later, a fire ruins Ada's wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned.