Peter Posniak

Young and rebellious Eva despises her mother who married shady business man Michael and is living with him and his two daughters in a luxurious country house. When Eva overhears that a supposedly illegal delivery of uncut diamonds is about to go down on Ascencion Day she sees an opportunity to get rich and start a new life elsewhere. Together with her boyfriend Hanno and his buddy Dominik she plans a robbery during which nobody is supposed to be harmed. However, things go terribly wrong and a spiral of violence and revenge starts to spin.

After the death of her father, Eva's mother marries shady businessman and father of two daughters, Michael Bader. Together with Eva she moves into his country house in the middle of nowhere. After years of living together Eva develops a strong hatred towards her stepfather and his daughters. Also, her relationship with her mother worsens with each passing year, becoming more and more unbearable. Eva only visits her mother once and a while, and usually, only when she needs money. During one of her visits, Eva overhears a phone call between her stepfather and a Business associate. On Ascension Day, a "hot" business deal is to be transacted at the house while Eva’s mother is out with Michael’s two daughters.

The story of Basia and Tadeusz, a Polish couple going through a crisis, living in the huge house of Magda Lipińska, Tadeusz's mother. Magda is a domineering mother-in-law who strives for perfection both in business and family matters. Thanks to Basia and Tadeusz, refugees arrive at Magda's house: two Ukrainian women, Anna and little Waria, which turns the protagonist's world upside down.