In the summer of her seventh birthday, Selma is molested by an associate of her father’s who soon appears to her in the guise of an animal. Shocked, Selma discovers the power of her own language as a bulwark against adult violence.
影片剧本灵感来源于宫野真生子与磯野真穂的书信集《你与我——病情突然恶化了》,书中收录了两位女性真实的通信内容,讲述一位哲学家与人类学家通过通信交流对于偶然性与风险的思考,在哲学家的健康突然恶化后,两人的关系变得更加私人和深刻。