A story of difficult human fates in the foothills of the Brda Mountains against the background of the events of the last century
Emilie experiences the pain of war and the onset of communism - but perhaps even worse for her is the loneliness and alienation she feels in her married life. Her daughter Jana also feels rejected, she has experienced little parental love and she cannot pass it on. Can Johanka, the last of the women of Podbrd, break the family curse and get rid of the burden of loneliness?

