Rick (Brad Pitt) is a young American trying to find a cure to an unusual skin disease that will kill him if he is exposed to light. In a small town of Adriatic lives a local healer that can provide him with a cure but this only lasts for three days. Knowing that this is his only chance too live, he decides to live those three days to the fullest. Rick finds relief in the form of a young American girl. They fall in love despite the fact that their love can never last beyond three days.