Set in the 17th century in a small cavedwelling village in northeastern Mali the film follows Yamio a woman who unable to conceive after 10 years of marriage and shamed by the fertility of her husbands second wife throws herself off a cliff When she miraculously lands without suffering any harm she wanders in exile finally taking refuge in Barkomo a kingdom that has fallen on hard times When she discovers that she is pregnant with a miracle child she has the chance to change the fortunes of everyone around her
