A summer by the Atlantic, where a childhood from the 70s comes back to life: A solitary vacation in a French fishing village by the Atlantic. A man observes what is happening around him and gradually becomes part of the events, even though he is actually processing grief: The village had been a stop on a journey with his wife years ago. Now she is no longer with him. However, beneath the memories of that summer, a completely different story emerges: the 70s in a high-rise building in a German city, growing up with his grandmother, a childhood largely free from disasters, yet all too familiar with the fear of falling, the unknown, and social exclusion. Yorck Kronenberg uncovers the lurking abysses beneath a seemingly unscathed life through captivating images and unsettling key scenes.