A self-serving journalist travels to a remote Swiss village to interview Manuel Kaminski, a celebrated but elderly and nearly blind painter, hoping to exploit the old man's story for his own career advancement. What begins as a cynical exercise in manipulation gradually shifts as the younger man is drawn into Kaminski's world, accompanying him on an unexpected road trip to track down a long-lost love. The journey forces the journalist to confront his own shallowness against the backdrop of a life genuinely and passionately lived.