For 14 years we follow Katka in her struggle to overcome her drug addiction. When she gets pregnant, a horizon of hope seems to be in sight. *The film contains images the viewer might find upsetting.
In 1996 Helena Třeštíková meets Katka, a 19-year-old girl who is part of a therapy community for drug addicts in the Czech city of Němčice. Katka wants to quit her addiction and live like teenagers her age. However, this step is anything but easy and, as the years go by, Katka is pushed further and further away from the dreams of her youth. Stealing and prostitution become her only means of survival in the grim world of drugs. Everything changes when Katka becomes pregnant by her partner, who is also a drug addict. Suddenly, Katka must fight for a life that is not her own. The baby on the way opens up a horizon of hope for her and she seems determined to get out of the darkness she lives in for good. Will she find the strength to do it?
*The film contains images the viewer might find upsetting.
