Two vulnerable friends run from their problems in the city, taking shelter at a commune lead by a woman who cannot feel pain. Little do they know they've stumbled into a situation worse than the one they left behind, as they get caught in a whirlwind of chaos, aggressive neighbours, hallucinatory ceremonies and land grabs that, combined, could prove fatal.

Upon hearing of his mentor's impending death, haggard musician Kino Warren begins a journey on foot across country, and through a place not of this world referred to as "the territory". Kino believes wholeheartedly that the mentor cannot die until he arrives. On his journey, Kino is unaware several people are on his tail - varyingly malicious and politically involved - in search of the only-known recording of the greatest piece of music ever made, a piece supposedly capable of taking away all pain within the listener - created by his mentor, and in his possession, completely unbeknownst to him.

A young man finds himself confronted with Death.