Nicu (Razvan Vasilescu) runs a print shop in Bucharest, Romania, and Brindusa (Alexandra Maria Lara) is his secretary and translator. They were lovers years ago; now they maintain a friendly, if occasionally awkward, relationship. When Nicu orders a new printing-press, German engineer Stefan (Felix Klare) is sent to install it. Soon after his arrival, he and Brindusa begin dating. When Nicu learns of their relationship, he grows increasingly obsessed with breaking them up.