40-year-old Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her, starting on what is apparently a fool's errand. He shows Sara's picture around, but nobody seems to recognize the woman. Until eventually one guy pops up, saying he can put the two in touch under very specific conditions.

In the 1920s, Damião, a priest, has just arrived in the community of Nova Éden. The inhabitants are immigrants and do not welcome the priest because he is a Black man. Despite his short time with the residents, Damião discovers that sinister forces and many mysteries hover over the place.