Donato works as a life guard patrolling the spectacular but treacherous Futuro Beach. When dives into the sea after two men caught in the undercurrent, he saves Konrad, a German vacationing in Brazil, but Konrad s friend is lost to the sea. While waiting for the body to resurface, a bond grows between Donato and Konrad and the initial sexual sparks give way to a deeper, emotional connection. The two men find themselves falling in love and Donato decides to leave everything behind and follows Konrad to Berlin. Far from Futuro Beach, Donato finds both confusion and liberation in the cold but vital German capital.