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Talented Ukrainian soccer player Alina divides her time between the playing field and caring for her siblings. This intimate portrait presents a strong young woman whose worst adversaries are not on the soccer field but in her personal life. From 7, Alina has grown up mainly on the streets, where soccer became her escape from reality. Her mother alternates time in prison with days of freedom; her stepfather is an alcoholic, jobless for 9 years. Alina is raising two younger siblings solo: she picks them up from school after her training, cooks for them, and reads them bedtime stories. She has decided to devote the time she would otherwise spend on the field to holding the family together. After her mother dies, her stepfather’s drinking worsens. Knowing the children could be taken away from her, Alina starts to sell her belongings, including her cleats, to pay the rent. Nevertheless, she continues to dream about her soccer career.