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In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper jewish burial.
Housewife Katalin Munk has her world torn apart when her lecturer husband János arrives home to tell her that he’s leaving her for a younger student of his. Katalin falls into a state of shock and wanders about the streets of Budapest in just her dressing gown carrying a pair of scissors. After a series of misadventures, Katalin eventually ends up in Turkey, where suddenly Katalin is awakened and decides to start a new life after meeting local man Halil. Meanwhile her son Zoli tries to hunt Katalin down.
A theater director tries to put on a play with real underprivileged Roma people about their lives but, feeling advantage of, the actors leave the troupe to gain a new consciousness.
Barnabás is a 22 years old boy who we can observe throughout the film within his own personal environments, in his comfort zone. During these 24 minutes, the viewer is offered a glimpse into someone’s everyday life who lives with a personality disorder. In this one and a half week into Barnabás’ life we can examine how he deteriorates as he helplessly drifts back-and-forth, until one day the external factors controlling his decisions make him over step a certain line, leading Barnabás to fight his life-or-death battle.
