Deep in the Venezuelan plains, 14-year-old Anick, an untamed tomboy, and her mother, 40-year-old Elena, run a cattle ranch. Fearing the expropriation of her land by armed groups, Elena has long coped with her paranoia with fleeting relationships and drinking.
Elena’s fragility has not only made Anick feel responsible for her mother’s wellbeing, but also shaped her view of the world. While convinced she needs to be a man to survive,
Anick feels the impending threat of womanhood in her developing body.
One morning, Anick discovers a dismembered cow. She assumes it was the “man-eater”, a tiger that has supposedly been stalking the cattle in the region. However, her assumption is challenged upon learning that armed groups
recently invaded a nearby ranch.
Needing to escape her suffocating surroundings, Anick decides to go on a quest plagued with dangers to uncover the true source of the violence.