在希腊的一个乡村里，55岁的大家族长塔基斯（阿基拉斯·卡拉齐西斯饰）和他长期饱受苦难的妻子埃莱尼（玛丽亚·卡利马尼饰）一直在与吵闹的邻居争吵，因为邻居声称要侵占他们家的部分土地。塔基斯正准备开办新的肉铺，两位宿敌之间数十年积累的紧张关系也随之浮出水面。在一个爆炸性的夜晚，邻居被塔基斯的独子帕夫洛斯（帕夫洛斯·约尔丹诺普洛斯饰）杀害，帕夫洛斯当时还是个笨手笨脚、性情暴躁的长不大的孩子。这起肉体犯罪的唯一目击者是克里斯托斯（科斯塔斯·尼库利饰），一个来自阿尔巴尼亚的英俊而勤奋的年轻人，塔基斯从他青少年时期就开始雇佣他，并在很多方面把他抚养成人。凶手和目击者最初掩盖了这起残忍行为的证据，但随着谣言四起，凶手身份的确定，真相开始逐渐浮出水面。很快，塔基斯就必须面对选择两个年轻人命运的现实。

在向 VHS 致敬的浪潮不断涌现之际——耶鲁大学图书馆刚刚开设了 VHS 部门——这是一部全球化媒体 VHS 的历史。这部影片以娱乐的方式描绘了神秘的磁带，从东到西，再从西到东。影片还将回顾 20 世纪 80 年代，这是定义我们世界的时期。

　　At Christine's funeral, her foster son suddenly shows up, a grown-up man with whom the family has been out of contact for quite some time. He brought a letter, stating that Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the bewilderment of her biological children, and even more so to that of her husband. In addition to that, all the relatives are surprised that the foster son of Christine apparently maintained a correspondence with Christine. Nevertheless, Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentelen, and wish to do so traditionally, meaning: walking behind the hearse. During a walk of several days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster father, alleged friends and real ones, the foster son, lovers) have enough time to get to know each other better. Because in the end they have no other conclusion than that nobody really knew anyone. Old intrigues are dug up, the foster sisters finally learn why the foster brother just disappeared from the family, and they can begin to develop a real image of the mother. Once Christine's final resting place is reached and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are shaken around.