The first film ever made in the Seto language tells the story of the most luminous figure among a small ethnic group: the folk singer Hilana Taarka. She spent her life as an outsider, residing in a modest hut without a chimney. As an unmarried mother living in poverty, she survived by doing various odd jobs and singing for her sustenance. Her songs were always truthful, sometimes harsh, sometimes humorous, and occasionally ruthless. People both feared and desired her. Throughout her extraordinary life, Taarka sang her way from a tiny Seto village to international acclaim, and she sang exceptionally well. She became known as the Mother of the Song, a legendary figure. Yet, despite her fame, the Seto community never fully embraced her as a woman or as one of their own. Taarka was both a scorned woman and a revered singer.