The mother of the filmmaker tells of her life since she first came to live in a poorly maintained canal house in Amsterdam fifty years ago. Her husband’s fast-paced career; their dramatic separation; raising four children alone; she tries to remember the whole story. But she doesn’t want her face in the picture and there are only a few photos. Her story is nonetheless told in a visual manner using unorthodox reconstruction techniques. In the end, not everything will be as ‘real’ as expected.