Kaiti is a young woman, pressured by her parents to marry a much older man in an arranged marriage. Just before the wedding, Kaiti runs away, wearing only her wedding dress. She convinces a traveling salesman to give her a lift, and they head away from the city and into the countryside. Kaiti is in search of her actual lover, who is currently serving in the Greek Army. Meanwhile said lover attempts to escape the Army camp (without permission) to go search for Kaiti.