A nearly deserted village, with only a few people remaining. Poverty and hopelessness weigh heavily on the inhabitants. The community is eroded by hatred and distrust. Irimias, a former villager, returns and promises money and hope. The village engages with him, unaware that he is a police informant who extorts the people through the threat of imprisonment. Krasznahorkai vividly depicts decaying characters in a failed state. His 'Satan's Tango' is overwhelming. A stranger, a decaying village, an overpowering system - László Krasznahorkai, a master of the apocalypse.