In the north of communist Albania, in an isolated mountain village, the life of a family will change forever. Patriarchal norms and traditions have transformed the inhabitants. Shpresa only 17 year-old, suddenly reveals she is pregnant from a secret love affair. The girl s mom does her best to stop her daughter in giving birth to this baby. Sokol, the girl father, unaware of his daughter s pregnancy, asks for the help of the village nurse, Theresa, as he thinks his daughter is severely ill. The girl s mother puts the nurse ahead of an accomplished fact, to abort the child, who would permanently stain the family with shame, even if it risked her daughter s life.