Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but without prospects. Luana’s father promised her in marriage to someone else when she was a child. When her father finds out about Luana and Agim’s love, he is furious and immediately arranges for his daughter to be married to the man he chose for her. Luana faces a dilemma: to flee with her lover to Germany, risking being caught by the communists and probably killed, or stay loyal to her family. A poignant love story set in dark times shaped by pressure from old traditions. A deeply human tale about freedom, which is the greatest good even if the price is loneliness.

Rikard, after being swindled out of his home by his own son, relies on the kindness of his daughter, Ema, and her husband, Lorenc who offer him a cabin dwelling in the 'Accursed Mountains.'

Victoria is an irresponsible employee at the German embassy in Kosovo. She makes a ghetto life. She gave a one year visa only because a guy from Kosovo had sexual intercourse with her. She was dismissed from the embassy, and by chance, they see each other in the airport as they travel to Germany.

With war raging around them a terrified young couple lock themselves up in their apartment with their baby without food or milk. They need to leave the apartment but are afraid because their hungry baby cries so much that the soldiers will hear and catch them. Panicking, the frightened father curses the baby.