In Kurumani Village, Africa, twenty-six women have been killed by lions. Hunter Alkan has received the task of hunting these lions, bringing him to the edge of civilization and savagery. He witnessed his elder brother kill their father in his youth and then became entangled in an illicit affair with his sister-in-law. Haunted by these memories, he decides to embark on one last hunt.

Maliah Ama's three sisters were devoured by lions. She has honey-colored eyes and black skin, like stars against the night sky. Her eyes, which once captivated Alkan sixteen years ago, have been waiting every day for the hunter's return, hoping he will take her away from their broken land.

However, the villagers seem indifferent to the lions preying on humans. As the hunter investigates, he discovers that the true culprit may be someone else, and there is an unspeakable connection among the victims. The women of Kurumani carry a secret. Apparent loyal marital relationships, irreconcilable human-animal conflicts, lionesses and vultures, the land and the rivers - everything in Kurumani is gradually tinged with a layer of mystery and strangeness.