She meets Martin, a solitary widower living on a peninsula, who offers her shelter and food in exchange for her work around the house.

Initially reluctant, she agrees under the condition that he won't pry into her personal life.

Despite their vow to stay purely professional, their relationship deepens through shared work, meals, and music.

Upon his return, Martin conveys to Anne that he visited her apartment by handing her a hairpin he found there.

[5] Derek Elley of Variety was critical of the script but says the film succeeds "Largely thanks to Verbeek's performance, full of physical grace notes and small details, she manages to involve the audience, even though her character is more a movie creation than one based in real psychology.