A mother and daughter circle each other, bonded by love, separated by fatal violence.Dismayed by the indifference she sees in the news to people who die in distant war and terror, Anna writes portraits of the victims, trying to understand the real impact of their deaths.Meanwhile her daughter, killed by a violent boyfriend, tells her own story from the perplexing realms of death, reclaiming herself from the brutality.Anna's life is suppressed by grief; it is only through these acts of love for strangers that she can allow herself an emotional connection to the world. Will Anna's rising anger turn her to revenge or will she find freedom at last from the terrible burdens of grief?