The film tells the real-life story of Loreta Gedvilaitė, a young firecracker and mob wife, who becomes involved in a passionate love affair with Mongolas, a charismatic “businessman” who would rise to become one of the central figures in the country’s organised-crime scene. In 2015, Loreta sued her husband’s murderer for defamation after he publicly called her a “barracuda” on national television. The court proceedings dissect Loreta’s youth – the dangerous love affair, motherhood and status-driven excess – and ultimately rule against her. After the verdict, she becomes the first legally recognised “barracuda” of Lithuania, a label marking her out as a promiscuous temptress of influential men.