The Pateroks are a loving, multi-generational family. Their lives are peaceful and humorous. A crack suddenly appears in this harmonious reality: Grandpa Gerard begins to act strangely, breaking social conventions and norms.

Strength or vulnerability? Fight or flight? Alex has always escaped the patterns, but in a world where the strength of fists measures masculinity, vulnerability is like a mark on his back. When the mysterious Tom joins the class, the boy gains an ally – and something more. Will they manage to face the brutal rules of their milieu together without losing themselves?

Local show-off Baltazar desperately fights for his father’s attention, competing with his beloved brother, Teofil. One day, he decides to participate in a televised talent show — his father’s favourite programme. What he doesn’t know is that Teofil has also applied. Baltazar must face rejection and disappointment.