Alice, after divorce, takes on motherhood and cares for her son August. His father's unfulfilled promises trigger August's death, causing his mysticism to spiral into retribution. Alice, believing in reason and right, must protect her son.
In Cambodia, pregnant Nuon faced villagers' accusations of being the "Dark Mother." Separated from family after locals shunned her "ghostly" child, she realized a mother's duty to nurture, human or spirit.
