Adam, a reclusive tamer, has long avoided human interaction, preferring the company of his only trusted companion-a tiger named Cali. But when Cali goes missing, Adam is forced into an uneasy alliance with Nikolai, an aerialist fresh from Russia, who is haunted by a prophecy: the love of his life is destined to be killed by a tiger. As they miserably go on daily searches, trying to find Cali before she kills once again, Adam has to confront his deep-seated aversion to people, while Nikolai wrestles with the guilt towards Adam for what he had done in order to stop the prediction from coming true.