Post-Soviet Georgia at the beginning of the 21st century. Nana, 35, is single and works as a seasonal worker at a summer resort on the Black Sea coast. She resolutely saves her wages, dreaming of purchasing a small café in her hometown. She occasionally meets patrol officer Niko, a refugee from Abkahzia. Niko looks after his old parents, living at a hotel with other refugees. Nana and Niko’s closed world is disrupted by the homeless child Sopo. Suddenly the are faced with an important decision.

»Salt White is the story of three people whose destiny was defined by historical and social factors. … This environment, in which the priority is the battle for survival, is not conducive to human relations and emotions. People act mechanically. Their work is dull and dreary and also temporary and unfulfilled. Niko cannot change anything. … Nana’s job stops at the end of the summer, and she has nothing to look forward to but boring and sad winter days in a little town in western Georgia. Nana and Niko move in a closed loop from which there is no escape. … Only the orphan Sopo, who was born and raised in the streets, manages to break out and sets off to discover the world she has so far only seen in photographs.«
– Keti Machavariani