Martinez, a lonely accountant who really prizes his daily monotony, is pushed by his hierarchy to retire. While his life stability is threatened, his neighbor, a woman of his age, is found dead in her home after several days. Although he has never met her, her death will make him realize that his life is still ahead of him.。一个被报社解雇的作家因生活窘迫不得不去车场工作,过上了与过去完全不同的生活。他所工作的车场位于瑞典马尔摩的泊车中心,成千上万辆被标记的车整整齐齐地排列在车场中。车场里的工人大部分是移民,他们都不信任这个新来的瑞典人。所有工人都不以名字相称,而是通过一系列工号来区别对方, 作家是11811号。在这样压抑的新环境下,他逐渐失去了自己曾拥有的一切,甚至是由他抚养的儿子的尊重。。