In the hills of northeast India, there is a village called Tora. It has bad roads, erratic transport service, a dysfunctional school, no hospital, no power supply, no mobile network, and no job opportunities. One day trucks with electric poles arrive in the village, and people begin to wonder if they might actually be getting electricity. The film draws us into the world of Tora, inviting us to experience the warmth and texture of life here. It follows Jasmine, a feisty and ambitious woman, who works tirelessly to be able to send her four children to a boarding school and give them a shot at a better future. She eagerly waits for electricity to arrive as she has a dream of buying a refrigerator and setting up a small hotel in Tora. Running in parallel is the story of the electrical work that happens in fits and starts. When people hear that electricity might arrive, their reaction is not one of excitement, but of indifference. They know that in this region, promises made by the government are seldom kept. Sure enough, there are long delays in the work because of economic blockades by political groups, incessant rains and inadequate labor, and quite often due to sheer lack of intent on the part of the electricity department. What unfolds is an absurd tragic-comedy - scenes of bumbling linesmen and skeptical villagers. Just when people dare to hope, there is another setback. The supporting characters are Ashang, the young city-bred lawyer and Village Chief who wants to establish himself as a leader who can get things done; and Khamrang, the 98-year-old who is a quiet witness to all the happenings in the village, and who believes that nothing will change. When will electricity arrive in Tora? The film waits to see.