Awomanvanishes.Twomentaketotheroadinsearchofher:theybothloveher.Whydidsheleave?Eachoneofthemhashisownsuspicions,andhidesthemfromtheotheronewho—mysteriously—nevertrulybecomeshisrival.Neitherisright—butisanyone?Thissuddenrunawaybecomesthehiddencoreofanumberoffictionsthatthefilmdelicatelyweavestogether:thesecretoftheheartofanotherwoman,lostaswell,manyyearsago;thesecretofthelifeofavillageinthecountryside,governedbyasupernaturalincidentthatnobodyseemstoperceive;thesecretoftheplains,whichneverceasestospreadanddevoureverything,liketheshadowsthatinvadetheworldafterthetwilighthour.