Fusió de les cultures bàltica i japonesa en un relat situat en el si d’una comunitat cristiana a la vora d’un llac a la frontera entre Estònia i Rússia, emprant un patró artístic nipó que consisteix a retratar un paisatge a partir de vuit motius concrets. Un film apassionant que uneix realitat i fantasia.

On the shimmering shores of Europe’s otherworldly edge, two teenage girls, Hanake and her best friend are discussing their first love interest while gazing out at yachts sailing to Kyoto. They whisper prayers and poems, the language of their longings. But the magic is fading in their isolated fishing village as they’re dealing with a recent disaster, with some indulging in erotic art, some in spiritual spells. It becomes clear that intimacy alone won’t help them process their loss.