Opening narration from Gene, a middle-aged American, explains that he has died, entered purgatory, and has been having strange dreams and compulsions.
As he drifts aimlessly through Baja, Mexico, where he died while on vacation, he meets a Mexican woman named Ana who can speak no English.
Grateful to find a purpose, Gene decides to help Ana, unaware of the danger posed by her violent ex-husband, who also died in the botched kidnapping attempt.
Harper, a scientist, describes himself as not spiritual, but he wanted to explore concepts of death, reincarnation, and animal instinct.
[7] Jeremy Blitz of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it a "moody, hard to classify film that is often confusing, most of the time intentionally.