Lucjanisatheatreactorwhosehealthisfailing.Heforgetshislinesonstageandfeelsconfusedandoutofplaceinhisdailylife.Hedecidestoendhisactingcareerandsoonwindsupinanursinghome.Inthisnewplace,theelderlymanmisseshislatewife.Hestartshavingnightmaresthatseemtobecomereal.Inoneofthem,hediscoversapassageintoamagicalworlddeceptivelysimilartohistheatre.Lucjanstartslivingintwoparalleldimensions–reallifeandthefairytale–thatbecomeincreasinglydependentoneachotherandintertwined.Hisimmersionintheimaginaryworldleadstoanunexpectedending.Abittersweettreatiseonpassing.Thefairy-taleworldLucjancreatesisnotsomuchametaphorfordeathasasymbolicreconciliationtoitscoming.
