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A rural tale centers on Jope and his wife Kaisa and their children, especially frail, dreamy Liisa, whose presence unsettles Jope. The household acquires a strange black calf with a white star that seems possessed and deeply bonds with the family, stirring wonder and fear. The plot moves between everyday farm scenes and uncanny episodes: children's berry-picking, searches for Liisa and the bull, Jope's journeys to the North, a flood, and encounters with folk magic and spells. Themes include superstition, the boundary between visible life and other worlds, family bonds, and longing.