It's 1981. John has been discharged from the Navy and is on his way to see David, somebody very special to him that left earlier due to injury. The last thing he expects is Yvonne to answer the door.

Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.