This atmospheric anti-romance tells the story of Axl, who arrives in the UK in search of his father but ends up being adopted by the bohemian Mike and Hannah. They introduce him to the artistic mileu of East London. Axl falls in love with Vera, a French expatriate who, unlike Axl, wants to forget her past. Ironically, a failed meeting sets her on a quest to recapture the time they spent together by taking Polaroids and journey into the past.
