Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid.
Rajiv is forced to drop everything in order to accommodate his father's last and bizarre wish to travel to Varanasi to attain salvation. The trip that follows forces them to re-engage with each other.
Six-year-old Cleo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.