施耐德(汤姆·德·威斯布莱尔 Tom De Wispelaere 饰)是一名杀手,今天是他的生日,他答应妻子会在家和她一起准备晚餐。此时,施耐德接到了上司梅尔滕斯(吉恩·伯沃依兹 Gene Bervoets 饰)打来的电话,梅尔滕斯委托施耐德去杀一个名叫巴克斯(亚历斯·冯·华麦丹 Alex van Warmerdam 饰)的男人,对于经验丰富的施耐德来说,这是一份十分轻松的工作,如果时间来得及的话,他完成任务后甚至能够赶回家吃午餐。 巴克斯住在芦苇丛环绕的湖边小屋之中,每天依靠酒精和毒品自我麻痹,这一天和往常一样,他在昏昏沉沉中醒来,向其女儿弗兰西斯卡(玛丽亚·卡拉克曼 Maria Kraakman 饰)回来拜访,虽然巴克斯和女儿之间的关系向来不能算好,但他实际上十分期待此次会面,此时巴克斯并不知道的是,除了弗兰西斯卡外,今天还会有另一位不速之客。Schneider, a hit man, gets a call from Mertens on the morning of his birthday. He has a rush job for Schneider who refuses it, because it is his birthday and he has promised Lucy, his wife, to help her with the preparations for the dinner party. Mertens insists that it is an important matter. Schneider is told that the target is Ramon Bax, a writer. He lives alone in a secluded place. "It's an easy job. With a little luck you're back home before noon." Schneider accepts the assignment. What seems to be a simple job turns out to be more than expected.