Anna, an Italian woman, approaches Shankar, an explorer, to accompany her in search of the golden city of El Dorado. He accepts the offer and sets out on an adventure through the Amazon.

An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to Calcutta to collect their adopted baby, but on arrival find that the arrangements have yet to be finalized. Soon, the intoxicating mystic power of the Indian city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions, and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself.