Ksenia and Maxim are two twenty-year-olds who meet in the psych ward and fall in love. Ksenia is an alchoholic, Maxim is suicidal. They have been both sent here by their relatives, who did not want to deal with their children and their problems. Gradually it becomes clear that the two lovers have been betrayed by their relatives. As they struggle against the regime of the hospital and their oppressive work therapy, it becomes clear that the two lovers are freer and healthier than those who live outside.