Rio is a young loner from a village in Istria, Croatia, who makes a living as a kitchen helper in tourist resorts on the coast. In his free time, he is devoted to helping his grandparents Lorena and Fausto, by whom he was raised. When Lorena decides to move her husband Fausto, who suffers from dementia to a nursing home and give a chance to a new man in her life, tension in the family rises up. Rio, who has difficulties articulating his dissatisfaction, but also his desires and needs, finds escape in petty thefts which bring him excitement and adrenaline rushes.
One evening Andrea, a seasonal worker from Serbia, notices Rio stealing at the beach. She needs some easy money to make a change in her life, so she suggests helping him out with thefts in exchange for a share of the profits. As the two spend time breaking into bungalows and hotel rooms looking for jewellery and money, they get very close and a magical bubble encompasses their friendship. But the tourist season is slow and it isn’t long before Andrea gets fired and decides to leave for Germany.
The power of their short but beautiful connection gives Rio some new insights, after which things will never be the same again.