Cloaca plot
Four old college friends are temporarily thrown back on each other by circumstances. Joep is a member of the House of Representatives. He is in a marital crisis and goes into hiding with Pieter for so long. Pieter works as a civil servant at the municipality. For years he was allowed to choose a painting from the municipal art depot for his birthday, but now that they turn out to be worth a lot, the municipality wants the works of art back. Tom is a top coke-addicted lawyer. He tries to help Pieter, but because of his addiction he has actually been sidelined as a lawyer. The fourth friend, Maarten, is standing just before the premiere of his play in which Joep's 18-year-old daughter, with whom he has a secret relationship, plays a role. Out of a sense of solidarity, the men decide to help each other, but the old friendship and former expectations prove unable to withstand the test of time and their selfish ambitions.