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The Netherlands. 1961. The craters left in the quiet countryside of eastern Holland after the bombings of World War I have been filled in, buildings have been renovated and restored, and it seems that the war is truly over. Isabel lives alone in her late mother's house, a life of orderly daily routine and strict self-discipline. Everything changes when her brother Louis brings his new and vulgar girlfriend Eva, leaves her there, and travels.