The film’s events take place on a single day: August 24, 2022, the day Ukraine celebrates the 31st anniversary of the renewal of independent statehood. The film combines places and people that best capture the country’s wartime spirit. The locations are: the relatively safe cities of Kyiv and Lviv; the cities under daily missile fire of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv; a trench at the frontlines near Donetsk; and the beaches of Odesa. 

The film presents a day in the life of a beach police patrol, a woman anti-tank missile operator, a water delivery driver, a mortar unit soldier, a rapid assault unit soldier, a 14-year-old pub janitor, an artist and a former member of parliament. Together, these people and places create an engaging mosaic of a day in the life of Ukraine.

The young successful journalist Nina seems quite happy: a loved one, two children, a favorite job, friends and youth. However, one day she is diagnosed with cancer. They are now doing surgery to remove the female's internal organs. Oncologist Alexandra, a young doctor with international experience, is operating. It is she who becomes Nina's closest person, a fulcrum and a symbol of healing.

Nina tries to keep the status quo at work and at home, but the illness forces her to change. Love, grueling medical procedures and a different rhythm of life help Nina find deeper contact with herself. A woman begins to breathe full breasts and acts as if she had never done before. She shoots a wig live, talks openly about experiences and explores new facets of her sensuality. Withstanding the onslaught of overly inquisitive colleagues and facing deep loneliness, Nina finds the strength to start over from a new page.

The film is based on the real life events of the famous journalist and TV presenter Janina Sokolova.