The extraordinary story of children born in High Himalayas of Nepal. At 4 years old, they're sent to school in the city, hoping education means a better life. They do not see their parents again for 12 years. Now, aged 16, they trek home.
After a revered abbess dies, two young nuns named Karma and Sonam journey from Mustang to Kathmandu to recover money needed for reincarnation rituals, uncovering unexpected truths about the world beyond her secluded nunnery.