In an Armenian village at the beginning of the twentieth century, peaceful everyday life is disrupted by an invasion of foreign troops. Galust and Margarit have different ideas of well-being and domestic peace: he is attached to his work as a coachman, while she worries about his exhaustion and long absences. The violence of war and the loss of their possessions alter the course of their lives, revealing how circumstances reshape a person's understanding of fortune, work, and happiness.