A middle-aged couple, Nadya and Misha, refugees from Donetsk, buy an old house in the village. Nadya's elderly mother did not want to move to the capital and remained in Makiivka. Nadya and Misha have just sent their only son Andrii to study in Poland, hoping that it would open new perspectives for him in Europe.
As a result of a terrible car accident, young Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk suffers several serious injuries, almost losing her eyesight. However, after long rehabilitation and a returning to incredible training, she is able to conquer a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.