In a former mining town in North Ossetia, a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects.

1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is forced not only to sell its small business, but also to seek help from its fellow tribesmen.

In the midst of the pandemic, Inga, a well-known actress, finds a Central Asian migrant courier on her doorstep. Нe is unconscious. At the risk of falling sick, Inga allows the youth to stay at her place, but on one condition.