A young engineer arrives for a short time in Bucharest, where he reconnects with the girl that he loves since college. They get married, and she sacrifices her career to follow him to a big project away.

Adapted from the play "The Fifth Swan" by Paul Everac, the movie depicts the love story between Dufy, a talented ballerina but cast as an extra, and Mirea, an engineer at the height of his career. The love story between the two proves impossible because of social conventions.