ThestoryofafiveyearoldlittlerebelliousgirlVitkawithherteenagecousinLarysaandherboyfriend,theyoungcriminalScarunfoldsinaUkrainianprovincialsetting Larysafindsherselfatacrossroadsafterthedeathofherfather Yearningtobeselfmade,thevillagecommunityostracizesherforlovingScar Larysadiscovershergrandmotheroncesacrificedherloveforayounggypsyabandoninghimfortraditionalvaluesandotherpeople’sopinions Larysa’smotheristoopsychologicallyweaktosupportherdaughter LarysaandScarplantoescapefromalifeofcrime,miseryandtheirrelatives Butaretheyreadytopaythefullpriceforfreedom