When the notion of welfare state gets out of control, where will bureaucratic absurdity stop in its quest for universal happiness? This series of vignettes depicts slices of life from different people – different destinies that will all come together for the terrible conclusion.

A single card to access all the details of a man’s life – personal data, medical history, bank details – now that would make everything simpler, wouldn’t it? But what if the card stops working – would the person still exist within society? And in a world where births are regulated, how can children born illegally survive in said society if it doesn’t even recognise they exist and won’t let them have access to anything?

Superintendent Carelli is getting old, and has already lost most of his illusions. But a routine case catapults him into the middle of a profound mystery: a young girl with no official existence gives him a photograph of a group of people … who don’t exist either! As he doggedly digs deeper despite the pressure, obstacles and threats that soon pile against him, he comes across a terrible secret that threatens the very foundations of his world …