After the accidental death of her children, painter Eleni is shunned by her fellow villagers for bringing a curse upon them. Inconsolable and isolated, Eleni tries to resurrect her children through an image-making ritual, only to unleash furious otherworldly forces. Cyprus, 1882. In a village under British occupation, immigrant painter Eleni suffers an unspeakable tragedy, losing all three of her children in a freak accident. Grieving in isolation, she meets Michalakis, an artistically gifted boy tyrannised by his abusive father. With his help, Eleni tries to resurrect her dead children, but her ritual ends up summoning malevolent creatures that threaten to take Michalakis away.