For three generations, the boat Luzzu has carried the family fishermen out to sea and safely home again. But Jesmark, who has inherited the boat, sees change is on the horizon. Battling diminishing fish harvests, a ruthless fishing industry, and pressures from home, Jesmark struggles to provide for his young family. The options of life on the docks turn darker and more dangerous, the returns ever bleaker. Although Jesmark seems at odds with the world and the direction it wants to him to take, the bond he has with his boat and the tenderness with which he cares for her is deeply touching. The “eyes” of his boat seem to follow him through his attempts to make his way in a dangerous and quickly changing world.