Thefilmcomprisessixinterconnectedstories,oneofthemco-writtenwithactress-screenwriterIuliaLumanare.Interestingly,thefeaturerecycles(andcompletes)TheChristmasGiftandanother,unreleasedshortfilm,NewYear’sEve.Oneoftheprotagonistsis?tefanSilvestru,thedirectorofthenationaltelevisionstation,whohastodealwithacareer-endingissue:anactresswhoappearedinasketchtobebroadcastonNewYear’sEvehasdefectedthecountry.Silvestru’sson,Lauren?iu,whoplanstodefectbyswimmingacrosstheDanubetoYugoslavia,istheprotagonistofanotherstory,allsixofthemexploringtheatmosphereinBucharestbeforethe“endoftheworld”,orthefalloftheregime.