18yearoldJasonDorkelbelongstoacommunityofgypsies.Heisabouttocelebratehisbaptismwhenhishalf-brotherFredreturnsafterfifteenyearsinprison.Together,withtheirlastbrother,theviolent,hot-headedMichaelandtheirChristianactivistcousin,thefouryoungpeoplesetoffonabingeamongthe"gadjos"insearchofacargoofcopper.