Румыния, 1925 год. Мария-Тереза фон Дебреци отвергает чувства влюблённого в неё офицера, который командует подразделением, где служит муж Марии-Терезы. Вследствие отказа девушки её семья оказывается отправленной в горячую точку на границе Болгарии и Румынии.
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