A lonely man who operates a film projector finds his only solace in a woman he sees on a film reel. After the reel is lost in an accident, he sets out to find the woman through the remotest, poorest places of the Dominican Republic.

Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards.

影片始于一个贫农的故事，终于一场革命，讲述了多米尼加共和国风雨飘摇的历史。1908年，一个名为利波里奥的男人在该国南部的一场飓风中消失，他的家人和村民都以为他死了。某一天，他突然以先知的身份回到家乡，声称自己肩负着上帝赋予的任务。自那之后，他通过预言和施展的一系列神迹吸引了许多信徒。于是，他带领民众隐居山间，成立了一个不受军政府和外部殖民者管辖的自治社群。他们的自由之梦能否长久？