Marcin, a young lad, is stuck for good in his hometown after dropping out of college. When his father dies, it seems like nothing is keeping him there anymore. Meanwhile his girlfriend Kaśka is offered a way out of town to study in America, which would in consequence mean parting with her lover. Marcin has less and less time to sway Kasia away from moving abroad and convince her that even in a "dump like this" they can live "Louder than bombs".