'What is it about such beauty that it makes you forget all the sadness in the world?' In Rotterdam's Tears four young people muse over the city. What makes their lives worth living? What gives it 'lustre' and 'oomph'? What makes it 'swag'? Unexpectedly, concrete offers solace; in empty spaces thinking, listening and dancing take place. Magical moments against an everyday background. In fact, the most mundane places become a domaine of comfort.