After a rural upbringing, Szandi, now 18, is part of Budapest's cosmopolitan art scene, sharing a bohemian lifestyle with her lover and fellow sculptress, Yang. Discovering her father has only weeks to live, Szandi must choose once and for all: between the past and the present; between East and West; between her family and her lover . . .
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