Romania, France, Greece / Vera is a small-town veterinarian from Transylvania, whose marriage with actor-director Toma, after losing their new-born baby, is going through a difficult period. Vera becomes obsessed with giving him the proper Eastern Orthodox burial rituals and spends more and more time at work. On a particular day, while a new tiger is brought to the zoo where she works, Vera finds out that her husband is hiding something.