Drama set in Twente's textile industry in the 1960s. The young worker Johanna wants to face the social conditions of the time. Their struggle coincides with the economic reconstruction and the arrival of Italy's first workers. Growing tensions between Twente's citizens and the newly arrived Italians lead to the riots in 1961. Along with her new lover Francesco, Johanna is in the eye of the storm.

The 18 year-old Jerome tries to set himself and his abused mom free from his alcoholic father. While trying to do the right thing, this story shows the birth of one of today's most well-known super villains of all time.