Set in the small Ukrainian city of Lozova, the film centers on a five-year-old girl, Vitka, and her older cousin, Larysa, who is in love with a criminal.
[1] The story of a five-year-old little rebellious girl Vitka with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend, the young criminal Scar unfolds in a Ukrainian provincial setting.
Larysa discovers her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy abandoning him for traditional values and other people's opinions.
"[6][7][8] The San Francisco Chronicle called it a "deliriously lyrical, sexy fable" and said "the final frames are breathtaking.
[12][7] Vogue Ukraine listed it among "seven films to make you fall in love with modern Ukrainian cinema".