Seven-year-old Maria and her mother live in a world of their own creation, crammed with various objects, boxes and shiny trinkets. One night, their magical world comes crashing down and ten years later we meet Maria living with a foster carer. Michael, a former protege, stays at home for a while and this acquaintance opens the girl's past traumas. With the help of a young man, Maria expresses her longing and long-standing mourning through strange, fetishistic games.