Pyrénées occidentales, année 778. Lorsque sa terre est menacée par les impitoyables armées de l'empereur franc, un chef de guerre basque demande l'aide de ses dieux ancestraux.
Andrés, a music teacher diagnosed with cancer, seeks treatment at a hospital in the city. His travels there on a singular, dilapidated bus accompanied by other cancer patients. It soon becomes an extraordinary experience, giving him new friends and a far more joyous understanding of life. He also learns to conquer his fears, such as the stage fright which has frustrated a budding career as a musician.
Every night Dolores reads stories from the book of Amalur to her son Julián before going to sleep. Inazio, father of a family, agnostic, makes fun of his wife's beliefs. One night, he returns to his village drunk, claiming to have lost his home in an Aizkolaris gamble, an act that they will eternally regret.
Itxaso is 17 and lives in Mexico. However, when her mother dies, she has no option but to move to a coastal village in the Basque Country to live with her father Mikel. Mikel is a former surf champion who runs a small school. He is a man that Itxaso doesn't know and that she will be forced to get along with no matter how different they are.
An elementary school teacher's life suffers an overturn when the women association of her town decides to march on the traditional parade. Getting involved in this could bring her into conflict with her community and her family.