SYNOPSIS

Thirty-two-year-old Călina has been in a relationship with thirty-five-year-old Tudor for several years, and together they have a two-year-old daughter, Sara. The two live in Bucharest, but in the last two months Sara has been staying with Tudor in Curtea de Argeș, their hometown, where he has influence and various businesses. Călina has just ended a brief secret relationship with twenty-eight-year-old Bogdan in Bucharest. The war in Ukraine has recently started. During a visit to Argeș, Călina discovers that Tudor has decided to move there, forcing her to choose to follow him. Călina refuses this life and returns with Sara to Bucharest to receive refugees at the bar she plans to open in a space owned by Tudor. Bogdan, helping with the bar's renovation, offers to assist with the refugees. Călina also seeks help from thirty-two-year-old recently divorced Andrei, a former boyfriend, to transport aid to the border in his van. Tudor unexpectedly arrives in Bucharest, proposing to transfer the bar to Călina's name as a peace gesture. Călina tries to understand what he wants in return. Dissatisfied with Călina's reaction and the presence of the other two men, Tudor leaves for Argeș with Sara. As the refugees no longer come to the bar, Călina decides to go with Andrei to the border in her car, to bring back a Ukrainian family to Bucharest. Bogdan wants to accompany them. Călina sees no reason to refuse. During the journey, Călina has a phone dispute with Tudor, who tells her that regardless of where she decides to live, Sara will stay with him in Argeș. Emotional support from Andrei brings them closer. At the border, the aid operation turns into a fiasco as they leave the packages with the wrong organisation, and the refugee family they were supposed to bring to Bucharest has already left. They find only one refugee, an Indian, who might need their help, but he disappears as well. Bogdan doesn't understand his position in the entire situation and presses Călina for explanations, wanting to reconcile. Călina opposes his attempts and gets closer to Andrei. When Andrei shows signs of seeking reconciliation, Călina reproaches him for episodes of physical violence during their relationship. In response, Andrei forces her to confront some truths, leading to a physical altercation. Andrei leaves, and Călina returns to the border, realising that Bogdan has also left. Alone in the dark, she realises that Tudor is the one she has to run away from and finally makes a decision. Călina calls him and accuses him of rape, but tells him that she will continue to keep the secret for Sara's sake, provided that Tudor does his best to be a perfect father. Călina agrees to leave Sara with him for a while until her life stabilises, on the condition that Tudor does everything possible to be a perfect father. Alone, Călina sets off back to Bucharest.