Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother. Forced to move inland from their seaside home to a desert of constantly shifting sands, the pair settle down to their familiar antagonism. Finally, Daya sees a vaguely familiar face shuffle in from across the wasteland.

八年前，14岁的梅被轮奸。她父亲因未能保护她的安全而悲痛欲绝。这件事给梅造成了严重的精神创伤，她把自己囚禁在父亲的房子里，在自己的周围建立起一个保护罩，屏蔽掉所有情绪。她过着沉默的生活，不与他人接触，甚至没有感情波动，而父亲也为内疚所困：对待梅时，他极尽温柔，愿意为她牺牲一切；但在拳击赛场上，他会通过战斗来宣泄自己的愤怒和罪恶感。八年后，一位魔术师的都来为梅的保护罩撕开了一个小口。他激起了梅的好奇心，唤醒了她曾失去的情感。在他的帮助下，梅勇敢面对自己的创伤，走出残缺的过去。