剧情：Thefilmcomprisessixinterconnectedstories,oneofthemco-writtenwithactress-screenwriterIuliaLumânare.Interestingly,thefeaturerecycles(andcompletes)TheChristmasGiftandanother,unreleasedshortfilm,NewYear’sEve.OneoftheprotagonistsisŞtefanSilvestru,thedirectorofthenationaltelevisionstation,whohastodealwithacareer-endingissue:anactresswhoappearedinasketchtobebroadcastonNewYear’sEvehasdefectedthecountry.Silvestru’sson,Laurenţiu,whoplanstodefectbyswimmingacrosstheDanubetoYugoslavia,istheprotagonistofanotherstory,allsixofthemexploringtheatmosphereinBucharestbeforethe“endoftheworld”,orthefalloftheregime.收起