This is a tale of broken hearts, focusing on a young filmmaker’s complex relationship with his father, an ICU doctor. As a boy, Daniel was haunted by his father’s story of a man’s suicide by a knife through his heart. Years later, hoping to reconnect and capture this haunting tale, he visits his estranged father in a dilapidated cottage. The request to revisit the story abruptly ends their meeting — one of their final encounters before his father’s mental breakdown, institutionalisation, and death.  

Mystified by questions surrounding his father’s fate, Daniel faces family resistance as he digs deeper. He becomes obsessed, compulsively drawing and animating memories, fairy tales, and stories, desperately seeking meaning in his father’s words. His quest expands to explore the broader struggles of doctors and the crumbling healthcare system. Dealing with his father’s legacy, Daniel fears their similarities and yearns to forge his own path. Through his journey, he discovers stories’ power to both wound and heal.