Hard trials befell the young Gyulli: hard daily labor at the factory, the endless taunts of her drunken father and older brother at home... One joy is the handsome Kemal, who works with her. And as often happens, the young people feel mutual affection. But a barrier appears on the path of the lovers' hearts. The girl's family is categorically against their relationship. Gyulli faces an engagement to an unloved, but wealthy, nephew of the factory owner.