A young woman quietly unsatisfied in the bedroom by her boyfriend puts their relationship to the test when she proposes to open up their sex life to a third person.

'Schitterend' tells the story of six women in different age phases, who all struggle in their own way with self-image, beauty and expectations from society.

In Rotterdam, a city rebuilt from memory and shaped by modernity, two architects meet for a single day. Daniel, a local, is assigned to guide Emre, a visitor from Istanbul, through the landmarks of the city.