Thefilmcomprisessixinterconnectedstories,oneofthemcowrittenwithactressscreenwriterIuliaLumânareInterestingly,thefeaturerecyclesandcompletesTheChristmasGiftandanother,unreleasedshortfilm,NewYear’sEveOneoftheprotagonistsisŞtefanSilvestru,thedirectorofthenationaltelevisionstation,whohastodealwithacareerendingissue:anactresswhoappearedinasketchtobebroadcastonNewYear’sEvehasdefectedthecountrySilvestru’sson,Laurenţiu,whoplanstodefectbyswimmingacrosstheDanubetoYugoslavia,istheprotagonistofanotherstory,allsixofthemexploringtheatmosphereinBucharestbeforetheendoftheworld,orthefalloftheregime