Rumia, a girl with Kazakh and Tatar roots, often feels like an outsider in different places: at home, in her grandfather’s aul, in a student dormitory. To find “her own people,” she needs to grow up and experience first-hand what friendship, love, and betrayal feel like. But real understanding of herself and of the people around Rumia still lies ahead. Motherhood brings an old family fear into her dreams and into reality, and the past starts whispering about forbidden topics. Will Rumia be able to uncover the secrets of the women of her kind and reclaim her freedom to breathe and love?