Bima, tormented by the fact that she can’t become a mother, spends her days doing the arduous tasks of the field and the house, surrounded by fog, as her sister breastfeeds her baby. She belongs to the Mosuo ethnic group, a matriarcal society where a woman’s reputation depends on her children and family. Her thoughts and reflexions become evident through an open dialogue with the documentary’s director, who isn’t a mother either, talking about what it means to be a woman and about freedom and love in that timeless, clouded place.

After the visit of a Tibetan monk who tries to help her through a ritual without success, she decides to travel to the city with hopes of finding a new life.