Synopsis Swedish Sophie has lived a glamorous life in the European fashion world as a model and designer when, in her 50s, she decides to leave everything behind. She builds a hotel in the desert town of Djenné in Mali and starts anew. It is there that her cousin Elisabet finds her. Elisabet, who herself has been grappling with doubts about her life choices, is curious about what drives Sophie. In the conversations between the two women, a sense of camaraderie grows. Perhaps there are not such great differences between a film director from Småland and a hotel owner in Mali? In the presence of the director and the film crew. Press “What womanly power!”- Camilla Wagner, Chair of the Fredrika Bremer Association Director's Biography Elisabet Gustafsson is a Swedish film director who lives and works in Stockholm, Paris, and Vimmerby. Her passion is bringing stories to life; stories that might otherwise be forgotten in a drawer or seen from a new angle – all told from her broad but personal perspective.