A solitary factory worker redirects her desire for motherhood after a married man refuses to have a child with her.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
A Solitary Working Life
The film introduces a female factory worker who lives alone near a residential care facility for abandoned children. Her isolated circumstances establish her desire for a family.
Key Events
Factory Opening — The film opens with a semi-documentary sequence inside a factory.
Location: Factory
Working Life Established — The opening establishes the central woman's life as a factory worker.
Location: Factory
Life Near Children — The woman lives alone near a facility for abandoned children.
Location: Residential Care Facility
Solitary Home — Her living situation is presented as solitary and separate from family life.
Location: The Woman's Home
Married Relationship — The woman is involved in a relationship with a married man.
Location: The Woman's Home
The Refused Family Dream
The woman has a relationship with a married man and wants to have a child with him. He declines, leaving her family hopes unresolved.
Key Events
Desire For A Child — She wants to have a child with the man.
Location: The Woman's Home
Parenthood Proposal — The woman raises the possibility of having a child together.
Location: The Woman's Home
Offer Rejected — The married man declines her offer to have a child.
Location: The Woman's Home
Emotional Disappointment — The refusal leaves her original hope of forming a family unresolved.
Location: The Woman's Home
Attention Turns Elsewhere — After the refusal, the woman becomes interested in a girl from the children's home.
Location: Residential Care Facility
A Bond With The Girl
The woman becomes interested in a girl from the children's home. The girl's relationship with her boyfriend becomes an important focus of the woman's involvement.
Key Events
Girl From The Home — The girl is introduced as someone living in the children's home.
Location: Children's Home
A New Attachment — The woman's interest in the girl creates a new emotional connection.
Location: Children's Home
Young Love Identified — The girl has a boyfriend and is connected to a developing relationship.
Location: Children's Home
Marriage Assistance — The woman helps the girl marry her boyfriend.
Location: Children's Home
The Girl Marries — The girl's relationship reaches marriage with the woman's assistance.
Location: Unspecified Marriage Setting
The Adoption Decision
The woman helps the girl marry her boyfriend, then turns toward a different route to motherhood. She decides to adopt a baby from the orphanage.
Key Events
Family Possibility Reframed — The woman's experience with the girl redirects her thoughts about becoming a parent.
Location: The Woman's Home
Orphanage Considered — She turns her attention toward adopting a baby from the orphanage.
Location: Orphanage
Adoption Decision — The woman decides to adopt a baby from the orphanage.
Location: Orphanage
Choosing Motherhood — Her decision offers a new path toward motherhood after the married man refused her proposal.
Location: Orphanage
A New Family Path — The story concludes with her decision to adopt a baby.
Location: Orphanage
Story Breakdown
Factory Introduction — The semi-documentary opening establishes the woman's working environment and social reality.
Semi Documentary Opening — The film begins with a sequence shot inside a factory.
Worker's Daily Life — The central woman is introduced as a factory worker.
Solitary Circumstances — Her home and surroundings emphasize her separation from conventional family life.
Living Alone — She lives alone.
Near Abandoned Children — She lives near a facility for abandoned children.
Unfulfilled Family Wish — The woman's relationship with a married man is tied to her hope of having a child.
Married Relationship — She is involved with a married man.
Desire For A Child — She wants to have a child with him.
Refused Parenthood — The man's refusal becomes the central obstacle to her original family plan.
The Proposal — She raises the possibility of having a child together.
The Refusal — The married man declines her offer.
Connection With The Girl — After the refusal, the woman becomes interested in a girl from the children's home.
Children's Home — The girl is associated with the children's home.
Girl's Relationship — The girl has a boyfriend and a developing romantic relationship.
A New Family Path — The woman helps the girl marry and then chooses adoption as her own route to motherhood.
Marriage Assistance — She helps the girl marry her boyfriend.
Baby Adoption — She decides to adopt a baby from the orphanage.
When middle-aged Kata realises that her life will only be complete if she has a baby of her own, her longstanding-but-married boyfriend Joska refuses to comply. But by developing an unlikely friendship with the angst-ridden teenage orphan Anna, who is also involved in a controversial relationship, Kata discovers aspects of herself, and her role as a woman, that have gone unexamined throughout her entire, lonely life.
