In present-day Greece, deep in an ancient forest, lives Irini, who teaches children to read and play music; her husband, Tasso, who paints pictures of the forest; and Chara, their young daughter. A wildfire that will consume their home races toward them. Months later, Irini stumbles upon the man who started the fire, and in her anger at all he took from them, Irini makes a split-second decision that will haunt her. Tasso's hands were burnt in the flames, leaving him unable to paint, and he struggles to cope with the loss of his artistic voice and his beloved forest. Only his daughter, who wants to repair the damage that's been done, gives him hope for the future.