AfilmcrewarrivesattheseasidetoshootafilmentitledEquilibrium.Neithertheactorsnorthedirectorcanfigureoutpreciselywhythescriptwriterhaschosenthistitle.Milko,adriverworkingforthefilmcrew,dreamsoftakingpartinautomobileraces;hiswifeElenaisthecashieroftheproduction.Maria,anassistanttothedirector,comesbetweenthem.ThestoryintertwinesordinarydailyliveswiththeworldoffilmmakingintoadramaendingwithElena'ssuicide.Thefilmcrewwitnessthisdramasilently.Yettheshootingofthefilmanditsstorysuddenlyrecedeinimportancebeforethereal-lifedrama,adramaforwhichthesepeopleproveunpreparedandwhichdisturbstheirinnerequilibrium.Tosomethisisanunpleasantepisodethatmustbeforgottenasquicklyaspossible,buttoothers,suchasthescriptwriterandthedirector,itprovidesanoccasiontore-evaluatetheirownlivesandthefilmstheyhavebeenmaking.