The death of her mother marks the end of childhood for eight-year-old Anna: from now on, she has to take care of her family of nine. Years of hardship follow, which do not end even after Anna's marriage: her husband Albert has to serve in the Second World War, and Anna, who is pregnant, has to work hard on the farm and look after sick relatives. Alone and subjected to the harassment of her tyrannical mother-in-law, she waits for Albert, not knowing if he will ever return...
The death of her mother marks the end of childhood for eight-year-old Anna: from now on, she has to take care of her family of nine. Years of hardship follow, which do not end even after Anna's marriage: her husband Albert has to serve in the Second World War, and Anna, who is pregnant, has to work hard on the farm and look after sick relatives. Alone and subjected to the harassment of her tyrannical mother-in-law, she waits for Albert, not knowing if he will ever return...