Benedicte, a Vietnamese child abandoned by her biological mother, was adopted by a couple who live in Geneva.
On the wedding day, Steve abandons her at the altar, sending a cryptic text message as the only explanation: Don't wait for me.
She journeys to the island to finally get an explanation and, possibly, to try and win her former fiancé back, whom she thinks she's still in love with.
Upset, exhausted by the long trip, and irritated by the presence of a woman, Laurence, Benedicte attempts to find a way to leave the island.
Laurence, who has followed her to the harbor, tells Benedicte that the only way to leave the island, will be in three days by plane or in two weeks by boat.