Fortuna,a14-year-oldEthiopiangirl,hashadnonewsofherparentssincearrivinginLampedusa,Italy.Togetherwithotherrefugees,sheisgivenshelterforthewinterinaSwisscatholichospiceatanaltitudeofover2000meters.WhiletheywaitfortheirfatetobedecidedbytheSwissauthorities,FortunameetsKabir,a26-year-oldAfricanrefugee,andfallsdesperatelyinlove.Theirrelationshipdevelopsinsecret,tillthedayKabirdisappears.