In the dark Californian forest of Mendocino, where a Balkan folk festival is taking place, Sarah and her friend Isolde enjoy learning about the mythical stories, practicing traditional song and dance, and chit-chatting on their torch-lit journeys back to the tiny cottage where they sleep. Sarah encounters a handsome fellow during one of their carefree moments and decides to seduce him. While she makes her advances, she almost forgets about Isolde as she is dragged deeper and deeper into the mythical world being played out in front of her by the other festival guests.