In the village, in a small house by the river, an old man lives with his granddaughter. They live a simple life in harmony with surrounding world. One day, the man's daughter, living in the city and doing everything in order to survive in a hostile social environment, comes home and asks him to sell the house and move to live with her in the city. The old man hardly agrees, persuaded by his daughter, and moves to live with her in the city. However, it is soon discovered that the daughter cannot repay a bank loan and the family have to lose their home. Being in desperate situation, the family now comes to face the moment of choice.