America of the 30s. The time when the whole country shudders under the blows of the Great Depression and natural disasters: floods, tornadoes, locust invasions ...
A small provincial town in the south suffers from drought and unbearable heat - the rivers have dried up, the earth is torn apart by cracks. People are waiting for the saving rain in despair and despair, but faith in their hearts and kindness are also painfully perishing.
However, in mockery of them or for their salvation, fate sends the tortured inhabitants of the town a wanderer who believes in the miracle of a blessed rain, as well as in the miracle of human nobility, full of love.