 Driven by a mysterious force, Charles is heading East. When his car breaks down in Kazakhstan, his urge is still so intense that he decides to go on by foot. Destitute, yet happy for the first time of his life, he wanders in the endless steppes of Central Asia. Curious characters cross his path, from a seller of words to the beautiful Ulzhan, who have both set their minds on helping him find what he really came there for...