Expelled from the farm where she used to live, a young woman heads for the big city, where she is brutally raped. She faces many hardships until she meets an older man, who tries to help her.
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.