On a full moon night a married woman, Anna, runs away from the island where she lives with her older husband, to return to her native land, the island across the sea. A young shepherd, Mathios, helps her escape on a small rowboat. During their journey, that lasts one night, Mathios who is secretly in love with her, hopes that they will stay together forever. Anna offers her dress for a sail. A latent desire lies in her soul too, but the real reason for her escape is the nostalgia for her home land. The anguish of her husband in love who runs after her, the small world of the island that never misses the chance to get involved, and scenes of Anna’s past, intermingle with the present action transforming this lilliputian journey into a journey of life…