Sandra is a sick kid, her parents are looking for the expensive medicine.

In a dystopian world that has been damaged by climate change, a mother and her daughter must try to survive as they are terrorised by clan warfare.

In a world scourged by a terrible disease, a healthy mother-to-be must escape the clutches of an authoritarian government or risk losing her life and that of her unborn child.

Rebellious teenager Kim Temple (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) has a strange affliction that makes her feel very insecure: stressful situations cause her to lose consciousness.

'The Placebo' is based on the theme of 'existentialism' and whether existence comes before essence. The film's central protagonist is a young author who has a recurring dream that the answer to his life's question lay at particular spot. In the dream, he arrives at The Reculver Towers at the break of dawn and locates the spot from his dreams. In the dream he digs a hole at the site. The dig is supposed to reveal the significance and purpose of his life. Does he find his purpose?