Katrin, a young Polish woman who moved to London before austerity
reigned, is working long hours at the Epicure Cafe in order to earn
enough money to bring her mother over as well. In the cafe she falls in
love with a lecturer in film studies - but Robin comes with a past that
will complicate any future they have together. As droves of once-hopeful
Polish emigres return home, Katrin finds her life growing more
difficult, especially when her boss in the cafe starts picking on her.
Determined to keep the freedom she's found in England, Katrin finds the
costs of her new-found liberty are mounting up.