Herbert is a German embassy official in Tbilisi, Georgia, who lives an empty existence, carrying out his job like a sleepwalker. He immerses himself in the world of computer games, and even his Georgian lover Nana can’t bring back his zest for life. It’s his encounter and subsequent friendship with a young refugee girl, twelve-year old Sashka, which help him to rediscover laughter and a sense of responsibility for another person. But their close friendship brings suspicions, corruption and violence and finally Herbert can no longer deal with the situation…