Toma and Ana meet at university, and their friendship grows into a love full of hope. Ana has a complicated family background and suffers from severe panic attacks. Out of his love for her, Toma gives Ana his total support, even accompanying her to her doctors’ visits. Both gradually isolate themselves from their family and friends, while Ana’s affliction gives Toma strength. When she becomes pregnant, Ana tries psychoanalysis, from which she emerges a stronger person. And now it’s Toma’s solid emotional foundation that begins to show its cracks… This impressive film blends romantic drama with a study of mental illness and the struggles of those affected by it. It paints a complex picture of a marriage that reveals numerous connections to the repressed depths and taboos of Romanian society.