With an unknown epidemic looming over a remote community, the town healer's daughter closely observes as she tries to unveil the truth behind a mysterious disease that devastates women in the area.
Delia, a faded movie star, finds out she is dying and looks for someone to care for her chronically ill husband, Sammy. Using their trusty old Mercedes Benz, the two travel far in the hopes of finding acceptance and forgiveness from Sammy's estranged family.