The story of a five-year-old rebellious girl named Vitka, with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend the young criminal Scar, unfolds in a Ukrainian province setting. Larysa finds herself at a crossroads after the death of her father. She yearns to be self-made but is ostracized by the village community for loving Scar. Her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy to adhere to traditional values and other people's opinions. Larysa's mother is too psychologically weak to support her daughter. Larysa and Scar plan to escape from a life of crime, misery, and their relatives. But are they ready to pay the full price for freedom?