Anna is chief accountant at a big bank. She is a single parent and her son, Marci, is studying computer programming at university. Marci is a talented, intelligent, sensitive boy. Everyone predicts a great future for him, but he isn't interested in his career. He's desperate to find his unknown father and his place in the world. From the first moment they meet, Juli is convinced that Marci is the man for her. She accepts that she belongs to Marci with unquestionable devotion and humility. In fact, Juli's father has sold her to Marci. But Marci finds it impossible to identify with this archaic role - and this proves fatal...