A young environmentalist and her ailing mother clash over whether to abandon their coastal home as rising tides threaten their small town, forcing them to confront difficult choices about their future.
In the small town of Ciarema, the rising sea destroys houses and renders families homeless. Alice is a young environmentalist who lives with Helena, her sick mother, in a house constantly impacted by the tidal surges. Alice wishes to leave, but Helena wants to stay, living by the sea. In the end, these two women will have to face their destinies.