Joanna, an 18-year-old Jewish school girl, gets pregnant after a one night stand. She begins to turn to Orthodox Judaism as a way of taking control of her life, and to help her decide what to do about her unborn child.

Curiosa tells the story of overly curious Mary, who visits her boyfriend’s flat for the first time, just to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied an explanation, she climbs into his head.