In a damp basement in a poor city neighborhood, a shopkeeper lives and plies his trade, counting every penny. Around him are hungry children and young refugees, but their need and pleas do not move his heart. An unexpected question brings a smile to his face for the first time. Against the gloom of everyday life, the story reveals the consequences of indifference toward others and the world around us, without explaining or justifying the protagonist’s closed-off world.
