The Caucasian couple Sarah and Jan Fischer travel to Calcutta, India, to adopt a 4-year-old supposedly orphan child, Raju, at a children's home.

[4] The police finds and returns Raju to the Fischer family, yet now Sarah and Jan are struggling and arguing about the ethical implications of their action.

The next morning, before Sarah wakes up, Jan unilaterally decides to bring back Raju to his parents.

Jan's decision to ultimately return Raju to his parents is shown in a flashforward at the beginning of the movie.

[4] The circumstance that Jan recognizes a girl from the children's home in the missing reports folder is conveyed with a flashback.

[5] Media reports on the New Life Children's Refuge case inspired Zähle's research on the topic.