Some Icelanders maintain a strong and mysterious relationship with Snæfellsjökull, a volcano-glacier located in the West of the island. This volcano has become universally celebrated, thanks to Jules Verne who indicated that it was the gateway leading to the center of the Earth.
Modibo, a sixteen-year-old Malian who has just arrived in France, struggles to understand the world he finds himself in. He sees Nadira, a young dancer his age, as a chance to find balance.