Chilien factory worker Erik goes on a holiday trip to Sri Lanka, and is one of the many cloudless people jumbojetted to countries of which they don't understanding the culture of.
Unni is the last male heir of a decaying feudal family in rural Kerala. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society causes him to gradually withdraw into isolation and paranoia.
A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.
