During a wedding at a hotel, Bety, a young receptionist, becomes intrigued by Vicki, a mysterious older guest. The night lures them to the pool, the tension builds, and everything ends with an unexpected disappearance.

During the German and Romanian invasion of Soviet Union in 1941, Italian writer Curzio Malaparte arrives in Iași to treat a severe allergy. Finding himself in a desperate situation, he tries to find a Jewish doctor, but soon discovers evidence of a devastating pogrom against the Jewish community. Seeking help in the midst of a city plunged in terror and confusion, Malaparte begins to uncover the horrors of an oppressive regime, in an atmosphere marked by indifference and hidden secrets.