A contemplative journey through the twentieth century, composed entirely of archival film footage. In this wordless film, full of beauty and bitterness, the excitement of adventure becomes a curse, and tears of joy mingle with the pain of despair.

In a Lebanese beauty salon, Bouba injects her clients with Botox and fillers. The close-ups of the tortured and bleeding faces are gruesome and intriguing. Customers vent their worries as they paralyze their expressions. Meanwhile, war is at the door.

Campaigning is fierce where the majority of the public school board members are up for reelection in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Tense observational portrait on a micro level of a deeply divided nation.

A Polish family takes in a Syrian refugee who is trapped in the grim border area between Polish and Belarusian pushbacks. Time is running out and there are few options. Despite the language problems, they develop a bond.