Two former lovers find themselves struggling for shared closure as one of them prepares to stage a play about the unspeakable tragedy that tore them apart decades ago.

On the brink of committing suicide, factory-woman Marianne meets a strange, silent man in a white suit. She offers him a place to stay, but finds out soon he is badly wanted by the regime. She doesn't care: the uniform, barbed wired world is a much better place with his warm body by her side. Marianne is never ever going to let this happiness being taken away form her.

Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s).