A young female writer whose father was a militant activist struggles to come to terms with this cumbersome legacy.

Paris. The year is 1969. Andreas Baader on the run from the law in Germany hides out in the apartment of the political intellectual Regis Debray who at the same time is serving what is supposed to be a long prison term in Bolivia.

讲述一个女人在舞台上失去了精湛的表演能力，然后试图不断地用自杀的手段来满足自己的性欲快感。影片一开场让人回想起伯格曼的经典作品《假面》，导演用29个几乎没有任何对白的“单个镜头”描述女主角向前移动，再加上前“地下丝绒”乐队主唱John Cale的配乐，创造出出一种恐怖而极端的独特戏剧方式。