A woman trapped in an unhappy marriage: Sima, must contend with a husband so insensitive that he makes no effort to hide his various sexual indiscretions. He forces her into an even more uncomfortable situation when he asks his wife to pretend she is related to his current girlfriend in order to avoid trouble from a society that punishes unmarried couples for being together in public.

年轻女孩玛丽遇到了一位男子希亚，并被他深深吸引，二人开启了一段秘密恋情。这段关系很快就被玛丽的家庭发现了。按照当地传统的文化习俗，玛丽和希亚继续恋情的唯一方法就是结婚。尽管遭到了玛丽家庭的反对，他们还是很快步入了婚姻的殿堂，玛丽也因此失去家庭对她的支持。然而，婚后的生活却不是她想象中那样美好，希亚开始对她使用家庭暴力。随着日子一天天过去，玛丽的自信心和人格被摧毁，同时又失去了家庭对她的支持，愈发萎靡不振。