The film is a Kafkaesque tale of an insignificant Water Inspector who arrives at a giant remote building in order to register the residents’ water meters. Before he knows of it, he finds himself trapped inside the building facing an “Alice in NO-Wonderland”-like maze of obstacles. In his attempt to escape, perception of reality, the rational, and the remnants of his human existence is turned upside down.

Europe, 2028. A humanlike creature washes ashore, carrying with him a motionless body he calls his mother. He is on a mission of some kind, reporting on the dwindling human activity in an increasingly automated world.

Middle-aged cake manufacturer Niels is on the verge of a breakdown as his factory is on the brink of bankruptcy. His wife Else tries to save the factory by calling home their daughter June and her husband Jonny, who propose a comprehensive modernization focused on the production of healthy cakes. Niels cannot cope with this modernization process and instead falls head over heels in love with the factory's new cleaning lady, Zeinab.