The two people in their late thirties, Constanze and Jens, have a very stressful daily life. Their situation intensifies when their ten-year-old son Luis begins having problems at school. The parents now find themselves in conflict between fulfilling societal conventions and trying to protect their son. The existing values of both are put to a severe test. They underestimate how much Luis is being bullied at school and that he urgently needs help.

艾丽斯失业了，她再也不能忍受日常生活的耻辱，拒绝接受工作中心的要求。她不顾一切地靠着从市场研究所的小工作中得到的汽油券维持生计，并试图通过这种荒谬的交流找到自己生活的线索。