因为在圣保罗州交响乐团的指挥选拔中落败，一位有天赋的小提琴老师来到埃及的黑里欧波里斯，在当地一所公立学校上课。尽管困难重重，音乐本身的力量和师生间的友谊为他们打开了一个新的世界。

The summer before she goes away to college, Tamara encounters a girl with a scar on her chest. As the summer winds on, she finds herself increasingly attracted to Heartless.