After fourteen years away from her homeland, Salomé is forced to return to Cape Verde to see her dying brother. During her stopover at Lisbon airport, Águeda, a cleaning lady, recognizes Salomé as "Mila", her childhood friend. Águeda invites Salomé to leave the airport and spend the stopover at her home, with the women of her family. The neighborhood transports her on a spiritual journey, whose destination reveals a painful bond with her homeland.

本片以佛得角群岛中名为“福戈”（火焰）的火山岛为背景，讲述了少女娜娜在逃离与留守的宿命间挣扎的成长故事。幼年时，身患怪病的母亲妮雅不告而别；高烧昏迷的娜娜被送往火山脚下治疗，意外坠入虚实交织的异界。在火山灰烬与潮汐声中，梦境与现实如岩浆般交融，勾勒出岛屿子民永恒的生命叩问。费尔南德斯凭借本片荣获第77届洛迦诺电影节金豹奖最佳新导演奖。