A young couple, whose love blooms from their mutual appreciation of Chingiz Aitmatov's "Tales of the Mountains and the Steppes", struggles with their personal romanticism and faith in each other as the novel becomes subjected to a new era's changing ideas about art.

In a mountainous village, a young girl with a strange birthmark is accused of being the devil incarnate and banished from society.

During the war, a woman learns that her husband is an army deserter.

Seven stories about Vietnamese women spanning different generations, exploring their inner lives and forbidden loves.