Rosa's husband died on his 60th birthday, but she isn’t ready to leave him on such a special day.

Present-day Paris, night. After having spent the evening with his companion, whom he has just dropped off, a young man starts to drive towards his home. The beltway passes by...

A man who sees his life crumbling around him over the years looks back. A woman appears in front of him, a girl who could have played a decisive role in his life.

Kete is chronically unemployed, and his meager existence depends on different benefits received from the state. Kete resolves to make a sacrifice for the common good. He will no longer be a burden to the state, and the lives of everyone will be easier.

After years on the dole, 35-year-old Lars Hansen is sent on a retraining workshop. One day at the job center his file gets mixed up with that of El Hassan, a Pakistani.

Alice works part-time as a cashier in a supermarket to finance her studies. She has problems coping with her job and the hostility of her fellow workers. One day, Alice learns that she has failed her university exams. It could mean the end of her search for a fulfilling job. Desperate, she steals a large amount of money in her cash drawer.