The main character lives all his life in a room where the only way out to the outside world is a window. From this window stretches a golden thread, from which he weaves a canvas. At some point, a catastrophe occurs – the thread turns black and the canvas collapses, along with the hero’s room. In order to rectify the situation, he gets out into the outside world, where he faces various obstacles and eventually acquires a new friend. The key image of the film is a monster chasing the hero, which represents his inner fears.