In Annie's family, things have always been a bit different than in others. And Annie had to learn early on that adults do not always have a better grip on life than children. When her stressed mother also disappears, leaving the 14-year-old alone on the family's sour cherry plantation, Annie is not surprised at all. So she doesn't hesitate to step in when the heavily pregnant 16-year-old Paula shows up, and suddenly it becomes a matter of life and death.