Denne intense tyske gyser udspiller sig lidt i samme stil som den engelske The Witch. Det er historien om en gedehyrde og hendes mor i det 15. århundrede. Den lille familie lever isoleret fra den nærliggende by og de mistroiske indbyggere, og det bliver snart tydeligt hvorfor. Der er noget galt med moderen. Hun får nogle mystiske anfald og bliver muligvis påvirket af noget, der ikke er af denne verden! Historien udspiller sig næsten uden dialog, og billederne ligner betagende malerier fra den mørke middelalder.
Vienna in the late 90s. VHS footage reveals the video-diary of Markus and Ana, a young unemployed couple. Boredom and the need for an adrenaline fix pushes them into a spiral of theft, alcohol and drugs.
On a bleak island where monolithic concrete buildings rise above the windswept horizon lies work-colony #191286. Piwonka is one of a handful of migrant workers who are forced to work here under harsh conditions. He has been estranged for two months from his beloved wife when a fatal incident at the main drilling-tower occurs. Piwonka has a recurring dream of his wife where it feels like she's trying to communicate with him, to warn him perhaps, or guide his way.