EwaldmovedtoRumaniayearsago.Nowinhis40s,heseeksafreshstart.Leavinghisgirlfriend,hemovestothehinterland.Withyoungboysfromthearea,hetransformsadecayingschoolintoafortress.Thechildrenenjoyanew,carefreeexistence.Butthedistrustofthevillagersissoonawoken.AndEwaldisforcedtoconfrontatruthhehaslongsuppressed.SpartaisthebrotherfilmtoRimini,andtheconclusionofUlrichSeidl'sdiptychabouttheinescapabilityofthepastandthepainoffindingyourself.