Lena is a 20 year old woman who lives in Athens, works at a local supermarket and lives with her family. As their home is poor, always messy and full of tension, she wants to move out and start a life of her own. Everything changes for Lena when she gets fired from her job and at the same time she finds out that she is pregnant. . Life in a beat is a realistic anthropocentric story, harsh and tender at the same time. It’s about a young woman’s struggle to make ends meet.