Zena, an immigrant from the former USSR, feels as if the skies are falling on her when her only child Gnadi announces his upcoming marriage to his girlfriend of four years Nurit, an immigrant from Ethiopia. Zena embarks on a campaign to put a stop to what she considers to be her son''s biggest mistake ever.

This is a story about sacrifice, pain, love, prejudice and a struggle from which no one will be left unhurt.