We meet Veronica (Agáta Hanychová) shortly before her high-school graduation exams. She lives with her mother (Pavla Tomicová), an alcoholic, and her mother's partner (Bohdan Tuma). One day when he is drunk, he chases Veronica to the roof of a house and falls off, killing himself. He was in debt as he was addicted to gambling. His creditor wants the money back and starts to threaten Veronica. Her mother will not protect her since she is always drunk. Thus, the young girl must leave home and hide far away. On her journey she meets many characters. Some of them are comic, others are rather tragicomic. And Veronica tries to find good people with whom she would feel comfortable and happy, thus giving her life meaning.