In a nameless steppe, the lights of Lightraff blink, an artificial city that has sprung up around a refinery, promising work in a world ravaged by climate disasters. Koslov, a bartender at Darkraff, is searching for his fortune here, just like the former farmer Schreiber and the slick Haye, who has found work in the city administration. However, the three not only share a belief in Lightraff but also their bed in shifts, which belongs to each of them for exactly eight hours. When the oil wells run dry and the tightly organized structure of the city begins to crumble, the three bedfellows come face to face for the first time. But that can only end badly...