An unemployed actor, suffering from a mental block, is offered to play a tragicomic part in his own life. In return for a flat, he is meant to pick up a girl and then “transfer” her to his employer.

Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing different aspects of their relationship and his own psyche.

A young policeman gets into trouble after winning the lottery. Adventure and problems follow, as well as lots of beautiful women. The officer runs danger to fall prey to a large scam, but he also can find true love and realizes: in order to win his fate, he has to take chances and play.