Oliver lives with his older siblings in an arid, coastal town in Costa Rica. While his parents are temporarily in the capital trying to find a cure for their mother, Oliver builds a strong friendship with Paloma, a neighbor in whom he projects the fantasy of a new mother.With the return of his parents, Oliver will face his mother’s illness and the rejection he feels towards her, but the relationship with Paloma and his connection to the birds will help him find his own way of saying goodbye.