Santa an eight-year-old girl from the desolate Bolivian Altiplano embarks on a rollercoaster journey to take her mother from a life of misery into paradise. The two of them made a pact: when her mother passes the girl would follow the stars and carry her body across the desert toward heaven a place they are certain is physically real. Crossing the wilderness Santa encounters a group of female wrestlers that help her on her way. Also a gruff policeman who arrests Santa but soon suspects she has magical powers. He decides that to achieve his own salvation he must join Santa on her quest beyond the horizon.