Archangel lives in the city, he is troubled by the departure of his wife and his small autistic son Gabriel, and he suffers from chronic insomnia. He receives news from his brother that their father is dying and he sets off for a desolate rural settlement to see the old man for the last time. When he arrives in his native village, to his surprise, he finds out that both father and brother are long dead. Searching for his own roots, he discovers a curse which has afflicted his family for several generations.





