Alex a young actress, is raped at a New Year's Eve party but cannot identify her attacker. When she turns to her brother Adrian for help and support, he reacts by questioning and pressuring her.

Alex distances herself from her brother and everything she knows. For a year she lives in solitude with disgust, shame and guilt. Adrian, consumed by rage, makes his own decisions on an increasingly dark path, far from what Alex needs. Meanwhile, she finds in theatre the only way to channel her pain and anger, playing the vengeful character of Medea.