A modern fairy tale that combines a love story and characters who barely speak, but act. The setting is inside a building housing a great, old pool that is falling apart. Anton, the young apprentice to his father, the master of the baths, is the lead character who grows up during the course of the story. His time is devoted to convincing his blind father that the pool is intact and full of customers. Anton is an eccentric loner who dreams of the open seas.
Similar desires are shared by Eva, a beautiful eighteen year old whose eye is caught by Anton's strange ways. A grave misunderstanding keeps the two of them from setting off in Eva's tug boat right at the beginning: Eva's father is killed when he's struck by a piece of the pool's ceiling. This misunderstanding is set into motion by Gregor, Anton's older, jealous brother, for whom the baths and the pool are a thorn in his plans. Gregor wants to destroy the building and entire town to replace it with a futuristic mall. No price is too high, no means too cruel. However, when his plans are botched, he turns against his father and brother.
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