A group of children are transported through a portal to another dimension where they are thrilled to discover a magical amusement park just for them.

At Garuda High, the popular kids always win the elections. This year, two other groups; the religious kids and the underdog kids, decide to join the elections. A student documents this historical occasion. In the end, everything changes.

A group of friends stumble upon an old abandoned barn where a group of murderous, cannibalistic performers squat and wait for their prey. In a fight for survival, the group have to act fast or risk their lives.

Based on a theatrical text by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), who was a bitter and funny witness of the turn-of-the-20th-century Romanian bourgeois mores, Carnival Scenes manages to preserve and further enhance the slightly hysteric atmosphere of his plays. Pintilie creates a strange combination of carnival scenes which is brought to the screen as a burlesque, fast-paced, screwball comedy with a meditative undertone. This film was banned in Romania for a decade until the death of Ceausescu in 1989 and was only released after the 1989 revolution.