When a simple boundary dispute between two neighboring households escalates, a quiet Moldovan village is drawn into a chain of comic conflicts fueled by pride, old grudges, and half-told truths.
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.