Explores the relationship between an eleven-year-old daughter and her ailing mother, who is losing a grasp of reality in the surrounding environment of insensitivity and cruelty.

A Holocaust survivor writes, after the war, a thank-you letter to a pig that saved his life. After his testimony in a classroom, a young student dreams a tragic version of his story. Beyond her personal vision, the film also explores the themes of collective trauma, vengeance, human evil and compassion.