The Moon Is a Father of Mine is set in 1991, shortly after Georgia announced its independence. A general amnesty is announced and an ex forest guard is released after spending 10 years in prison for killing a villager poacher.

When twelve-year-old Toma meets his father Nemo for the first time, they set out on a journey into the mountains and learn what it means to be a father and a son but they also learn about life and death .