1970年瑞士洛迦諾。 Ayoungteenagegirlissenttoanorphanagewhenshebecomestoomuchforhermothertohandle.Lilika（DraganaKalaba）issenttotheinstitutionafterhermother（TamaraMiletic）discoverssheisstealingfruitfromthelocalmarket.Sheisveryprotectiveofheryoungerbrotherandamentallychallengedfriend，andtakesalikingtohercounselor（BrankoPlesa）.Shedreamsofhavinganordinarylifeandescapingthejuvenilehomesheregardsasaprison.Lilikafantasizesaboutherfutureasshehopesforawayoutoftheorphanage.Elevenyearsoldgirl，daughterofawomanaffectedbywar，feelssheisunneededinlifeofherfosterfatherandhermother.Fromcruelenvironmentandtwistedfamily，thejudgeandthejurywillfindHouseofcorrectionasheronlywayout，whichshedoesn“tregardasnewhome，butaspenalservitudeforchildren。