The past of a heartless mail bride is as mysterious as the ethnic life of 'gutzuls' in Western Ukraine. Castaway to the distant shores of the Atlantic, trapped in the illusory realm of desire, unable to cope with harsh reality, about to plunge into the abyss of East River, she is facing a fundamental question: will she have a chance to redeem herself? Her last chance of redemption has a hefty price - a broken heart, and it is too tempting not to take it.