In a Russian settlement everything looks fine. One day, life is extremely peaceful and everything seems to be in harmony. But, the next day, something strange is going on and an unexplainable feeling of anxiety and hopelessness is growing. Loznitsa focuses on the village community: they are actually the patients of a mental institution. In THE SETTLEMENT, we see their daily life. Time goes by, as we see how they work in the fields, in the local sawmill...