Lotti comes home drunk at daybreak. Her boyfriend Karcsi greets her with silent rejection. Lotti dreams of her parents and her childhood. The next day, the couple get ready for the visit of Karcsi's parents. Lotti is haunted again and again by memories of the day that was in her dream. They get everything ready, and for a moment, things seem to be fine. Karcsi's parents ring the bell. Lotti is left alone for a few minutes. Karcsi's overwhelming expectations bury her. Her escaping mechanism is her father's bad patterns from the past. She hides from everyone in the pantry and pulls out a bottle of red wine.
Sensitive and bird-like Árni works as a handyman at a small and dingy traveling circus touring in rural areas. The troupe is made up from a family that runs the circus, where Árni is the only non-family member. He lives like a monk, his days revolve around feeding the animals and doing various works for the circus. The circus gets a new python, and the creature piques Árni's curiosity. As he starts taming it, the process gradually makes an impact on him.
