Alice works part-time as a cashier in a supermarket to finance her studies. She has problems coping with her job and the hostility of her fellow workers. One day, Alice learns that she has missed her university exams. It could mean the end for her finding a fulfilling job. She is desperate and steals a large amount of money from her cash desk.

Born in 1973, Mathias Gokalp studied literature before attending the INSAS (Institut National des Arts du Spectacle et des techniques de diffusion). Graduated in film & tv in 1999. Already during his studies, he had directed numerous short films which went to many festivals and wrote screenplays or worked as a co-author for feature films.