13-year-old Mora lives in the Patagonian steppe with her Swiss Italian ecologist parents. Disenchanted with the conventional life and schooling imposed on her, Mora yearns for the freedom and rugged individuality of a gaucho's existence. Her life takes a pivotal turn when she decides to aid Nazareno, an old Mapuche gaucho, in finding his lost horse, ZAHORÍ.
13-year-old Mora lives in the Patagonian steppe with her Swiss Italian ecologist parents. Disenchanted with the conventional life and schooling imposed on her, Mora yearns for the freedom and rugged individuality of a gaucho's existence. Her life takes a pivotal turn when she decides to aid Nazareno, an old Mapuche gaucho, in finding his lost horse, ZAHORÍ.