A telephone rings non-stop in a Philippine office, while a rest-stop in Japan serves as a microcosm for earthly melancholy. Pressure at a French construction site pushes a foreman to the limit. With great tenderness, a migrant in Belgium cares for an old woman, while a couple of scrapyard owners and an affluent family become entangled in a conversation about art. Bizarre workplace situations, labor struggles and quantum physics provide the spark for tales of great humanity and moving humour.
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