AfterthefamousDutchdocumentaryfilmmakerJohanvanderKeukenistoldthathehasprostatecancerandonlyafewyearslefttolivehedecidestotakeanextendedvacationwhilefilminghisjourneyssotheafterworldcanlearnabouthisexperiences.HetravelstoKathmanduwherehemeetsbuddhistmonksandahealerwomanwhosoonistryingtomedicatehim,toBurkinaFasoandMaliontotheedgeoftheSaharadesertandotherplaces.Everywhereheiscollectingexperiencesthathelpmaketherestofhislifebearable.