Amadeo is a comic-book artist living on welfare in 90s Amsterdam. He gets a call from his sick mother Alma, an immigrant from Italy. But when they reunite, he no longer recognizes her.

Amadeo is an unsuccessful comic-book artist who lives on welfare in the heart of Amsterdam. His mother Alma is a second-generation immigrant from Italy. She sees her only son as a living failure and blames him for the miscarriage of Lucia, who would've been Amadeo's twin sister. Years after having left his abusive mother, he gets a call from a now sick Alma and decides to visit her and take care of her. But when they reunite, he no longer recognizes her.—Andreas van Riet