What happens when the last spark of humanity has extinguished? Little Marie embarks on a fantastic journey to find out. Marie is eight years old. Weak from hunger and illness, she dies in her grandfather's arms. However, in a wondrous place, she wakes up again and meets an old man. He explains to her that humanity has deeply disappointed him and is therefore doomed. Marie pleads for one last chance for mankind. The old man agrees and sends Marie on a fantastic journey to find someone who knows the answer to the question of all questions - only then can the world still be saved. But is there even a person who knows the answer, or is it already too late? A timeless masterpiece of penetrating brilliance, whose magic is impossible to escape.