Olka, a seventeen-year-old girl, lives in a correctional facility, which she got into due to the vicissitudes of fate. Her mother – a well-known sportswoman – renounced her at the age of 5. The adoption, however, did not succeed and Olka found herself back in the institute. But she is not like other girls, she does not want expensive clothes or a new smartphone, and she also refuses to provide sexual services to the warden. She is preparing for sport races driven by the vision that she may impress her mother. With daily training on a barred playground, she banishes sadness.
The film won more than 10 awards, including Best Actor Debut Award (2019) from Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for Zofia Domalik representing the main character, Ola..
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