Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl explores of the dark underside of the human psyche by entering Austrian basements fitted out as private domains for secrets and fetishes.

A melancholic atmosphere hangs over the Grand Littoral mall parking lot. Florence has just arrived from Brazil and knows no one. William is going for a job interview, accompanied by his son Walter. Some cross paths, others part ways, amidst the cars and shopping carts buffeted by the mistral wind.

During a failed weekend in Amsterdam, William, alone in life, starts to crack under the gaze of his son Walter. Will love, with the help of a tour guide, manage to bridge the gap between the two men?