Plattensee

A shocking story about the girls who participated in Miss Plastic Hungary, the first beauty pageant for women who have undergone plastic surgery.

A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last heard of in 1989, Luper’s life is pieced together from the evidence found in 92 suitcases scattered across the globe. In the first of three parts, we follow Luper through three distinct episodes: as a child during the First World War; as an explorer in Mormon Utah; and as a writer in Belgium during the rise of fascism.

A young man in his 30s becomes addicted to illegal gambling, accumulates huge debts and is pursued by creditors. On the run, he buys a five-ball lottery ticket at a lottery shop and wins the jackpot, but before he can get his hands on it, he has an accident and develops amnesia. His pursuit continues, although he cannot remember why he has to flee. The lottery ticket, worth billions, which he has no idea about, accidentally falls into the hands of a stranger... His memories are slow and incomplete. He manages to escape the revenge of his creditors and his memory returns: he realises he has won the lottery! But he can't get the ticket back, and the ninety days are up and it's all over... Or is it?

The world is vertically divided because there is not enough light for everyone. The lucky ones can live in the light, while the rest are plunged into eternal darkness. But the social conflict that arises from division and oppression breeds violence.