Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1948) was Finland’s most popular female artist who has attracted international fame. She was not only a master of painting, but also an expert with words. This story is based on Helene’s love story with Einar Reuter.
In medieval Tallinn, the famous knight of the Order who freed the Baltic Sea from pirates is murdered. The hero's head is chopped off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The Sheriff orders Melchior the Apothecary, who can talk to the dead, to investigate the crime.
Minsk, August 2020 Pasha and Yulia, a young married couple, leave the house at night and find themselves in the midst of protests of the civilian population. Everyday walk turns into a real hell, in which innocent people become victims of police brutality - The film was shot in one shot without editing cuts.
Nell, Simon and their son Art host a yearly Christmas dinner at their country estate for their former school friends and their spouses. It is gradually revealed that there is an imminent environmental catastrophe and that this dinner will be their last night alive.
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.