Dogajanje je postavljeno v majhen rudarski kraj v Srbiji, zajema pa čas pred, med in po vojni. Zgodba govori o tragični usodi nepismene vaščanke Petrije, o življenju, v katerem je ljubila tri moške. Petrija je celo življenje razpeta med sanjami in resničnostjo, zaznamujejo pa jo trpljenje, osamljenost in razočaranje, pa tudi upanje in ljubezen.
This film takes place in a small mining town in Serbia, within a time span covering the prewar, war, and postwar period. "Petria's wreath" is a story about the tragic life of an illiterate woman from village, about her life with three men she loved. Her life, torn between dreams and reality, is a life of suffering, loneliness, disappointment, hope and love.