A divorced and bankrupt, ERIK PAGANETTI (40) is drawn by the cool and mysterious EFFI ZIENZ (35) into the  dazzling world of motivational coach SEVERIN VANDENBERG (55). Under his stage name “Erik Esot”, the newcomer is quick to make financial gain and influence by making big promises. However, when he begins to put his own motivational advice to practice, his cluelessness has fatal consequences for him. In the end, Erik is confronted with a reality that he would never have thought possible.