After her son's tragic death, Helena abducts her employee, Lucian, and travels with him and her husband to scatter her son's ashes in Macedonia. Meanwhile, Lucian's lover struggles to provide for their son and break free from her dictatorial father.
欧洲留学前,年轻的非洲女孩维达对母亲发誓自己再也不唱歌了。因为家族的咒语说所有唱歌的女人都要被咒死。在巴黎,维达爱上了乐手皮埃尔,并开始重新歌唱。同时,也因为自己没履行诺言而忐忑不安。皮埃尔说服她录制了一张唱片,立刻大获成功。但是,由于担心母亲会知道自己违背了誓言,维达决定回到家乡,面对死亡……
2002威尼斯电影节正式参赛影片