Miriam is the 17-year-old daughter of Egyptian parents. She lives with her mother and her sisters in Milan and like them, she has a small cross tattooed on her wrist, the identifying sign of the Orthodox Coptic community. For Miriam, that cross is becoming heavier and heavier, like her responsibili- ties with the family, from which she tries to escape seeking a foothold in her group of friends.
There is an ancient villa where desperate people have the opportunity to solve their fate by selling their body to a mysterious entity in exchange for money. When enormous, centuries-old creatures emerge from the deep woods surrounding the villa, a series of strange and sinister events push three unlikely guests to band together to attempt a desperate escape.
