Samucha is a shepherd living in the mountains of Tusheti, a region of Georgia on the frontier with Chechnya. During the summer he spends his time with his flock high in the valleys of Caucasus. Before the arrival of winter, Samucha must rapidly cross the rivers flowing down from the mountains and cross the passes in order to return the valley floor. Samucha follows the trail, moving with his flock until he reaches the frontier with Azerbaijan, where he stops for the winter. However this is the last year he will spend with his animals.