Eight-year-old Lea has retreated into her own world after the death of her mother, a world that even her father cannot enter. It is only the sound of a violin that brings her back to life. She proves to be an extraordinary musical talent, and by the age of eighteen, she has captivated both audiences and the music world. However, Martijn van Vliet, her initially overjoyed father, is driven deeper into loneliness. In a desperate attempt to regain his daughter's love and closeness, he becomes entangled in a crime.