Romeo es un médico de casi 50 años que dejó atrás las ilusiones relacionadas con su matrimonio, ahora acabado, y su Rumanía, destrozada por los acontecimientos. Para él todo lo que importa ahora es su hija, de 18 años. Tras los exámenes finales, la joven irá a estudiar a una prestigiosa escuela en Inglaterra. En la víspera del examen, la hija es atacada en la calle. A partir de entonces, hará todo lo posible para garantizar que ello no perturbe el destino que ha elegido para su hija.
Es una noche cualquiera en una tienda de barrio abierto las 24 horas. Achim, el dueño, es el nudo que conecta cuatro historias de personas comunes inmersas en situaciones extraordinarias. Más allá de sus diferencias, el taxista y la prostituta, la pareja de ancianos, los amantes y los gángsters locales tienen una cosa en común: la tienda de 24 horas de Achim.
The film tells the story of a man, Mihai, who is going through midlife crisis. After a 15 years marriage, he tries to regain control over his own life and starts an affair. Though Mihai is the main character of the film, he is never seen onscreen, but his personality is shown through his mistress, mother and wife, as well as through gestures and attitude.
A story about the illusion of getting rich in Romania. In a country where stories of striking it rich are everywhere, anyone thinks such a thing is not only possible, but it's easily achievable. The storyline follows two destinies: one is of a young couple, Marius and Cosmina. Marius wrote an imaginary name on a lottery promotion ticket just to drag Cosmina. And the draw makes him the winner. The other is of two adults. Because of their lack of knowledge when it comes to modern technology, they get fooled by e-mail spam, fall for a false online lottery and loose their last savings. The stories meet at the end, when they loose all hope and refuse their only chance of getting rich. Finally we realize that the illusion of becoming rich puts ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
