It takes place within the then-Polish American community of Hamtramck, Michigan (the childhood home of director Theresa Connelly) at some time between the 1950s and 1970s.

The flirtatious Hala catches the eye of neighborhood police officer Russell Schuster, who knows her middle brothers, Kaz and Witek.

When Jadzia arrives home late, she finds her key doesn't work in the back door.

Marching home at dawn, she rallies her sons to go with her to the Schusters' and demand that Russell take responsibility for impregnating Hala.

In the morning, the whole family is in the kitchen when Jadzia and Bolek seemingly have a fight, but Hala finds them happily together in the pantry.

The next day, at the Polish-American Catholic church ceremony, a youth shouts out to jeer that Hala is hardly an example of virginal purity as she's single and pregnant.

The website's critics consensus reads, "An awkward mix of drama and comedy lacks any genuine emotion.

"[2] Emanuel Levy of Variety said that the film was "a disjointedly messy movie that plods along until it reaches its predestined conclusion.