在保加利亚一个偏远的小城里，伽娜负责照看痴呆老人们，并在黑市倒卖他们的身份证。她母亲没有工作，两人也不怎么说话。她跟男朋友的关系，说好听了也就那么回事；激情退去之后，两人关系的保持主要靠对吗啡的同样沉迷。这些对伽娜来说好像不会有什么后果，就算她不小心杀死了一个病人——这个病人威胁说要举报她倒卖的事。然而，当伽娜听见一个叫尤安的新病人唱歌时，事情开始起了变化，对老人日渐增长的同情唤起了她的良知。不过，当尤安因诈骗被逮捕时，她明白了“做正确的事”要付出高昂的代价。

'Would you dare to jump if there were water?', insecure teenager Alexander asks the boy he admires, who stands on a diving board in the middle of the beach. Cautiously dancing, they approach each other.

　　Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between some containers. If he is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the vessel, Dumitru is at risk to be thrown overboard. Joel decides to hide him, as a sign of his gratitude towards God. Soon, a dangerous cat and mouse game begins. When his crew, his own friends, even God itself start to turn their backs on him, Joel learns that he has to face his cruel destiny alone.