Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Chiitiko chinoitika pakati pa1937 na1947, mumusha muduku, wetsika weHutsul kuNorthern Bukovina. VaZvonar imhuri yevarombo yevanoridza mimhanzi, vanowana chokurarama nacho nokuratidzira pamhemberero dzomunzvimbomo. Vakoma vakuru vose vari vaviri, Petro naOrest, vanoda Dana, mwanasikana akaisvonaka womufundisi. Munun'una wavo, Heorhii, ari kuyaruka anorota uyo anokwezva muroyi womumusha, Vivdya. Muna 1940, zviremera zveRomania zvinosiya nharaunda yacho kuSoviet
. Dana anodanana nomukuru mukuru weRed Army anonzi Ostap uye anosarudza kumuroora. Pazuva romuchato wavo, vaGermany navaRomania vanopinda. Ostap anofanira kudzokera kuchikwata chake, uye Petro anosiya bhendi kuti abatane neRed Army. Orest anokwezva Dana uye anoenda naye kumakomo, kwaanobatana neUkraine nationalists uye gare gare, Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Pashure pemakore matatu okurwiswa noutsinye neRomania, Ostap naPetro vanodzoka sezvo vaSoviet vanotorazve nzvimbo yacho. Vanoedza kuunza fambiro mberi, vachiunzira vagari vomumusha turakiti razvino uno. Dana anosiya Orest ndokudzokera kumusha. Anosunga Ostap kumuchina wokudhonza uye anoupisa; Petro anoedza kumuponesa, asi vose vanofa. Apo anoshanyira muchato kuti atambe naDana, Heorhii mukuru uye vagari vomumusha pakupedzisira vanosarudza kumurwisa. Anozviuraya paanenge apinzwa pakona. Heorhii anodzidza mushonga uye anova chiremba pasi pesangano idzva reSoviet.