After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair, and must make a difficult decision.

Francesco is a cemetery watchman whose job is to slaughter the living dead when they rise hungry from their graves. Following a tragic tryst with a lusty young widow, Francesco begins to ponder the mysteries of existence.