"Awe sets the star's face aglow Stars are like humanity Since always and for eternity Only they do not know." Eight-year-old Lena is fascinated by space; her favorite book describes the secret connection between people and stars. As a solar eclipse nears, she takes her father to watch the event. The true meaning of the lines from Lena's book becomes clear when the rare spectacle of nature changes the lives of father and daughter forever.