A small farmer's struggle for survival against the odds.

Old Grotzenbauer runs an industrial livestock and chicken farm on his property. His son and wife are shocked by the animal cruelty that comes with profit-maximized animal husbandry. Grotzenbauer himself becomes increasingly dependent on an unscrupulous feed supplier. And then the ventilation system in the barn breaks down...

A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.