Downsizing takes place in a world that on the surface resemble the world of today, but where the international community has determined to collaborate to reduce the planets human population. In order to get permission to become biological parents, the couple Olav and Maria must go through a lengthy application process. They are both stunned when the response is negative, a rejection that is said not to be based on a flaw with the application, but that is rather a result of fierce competition. However; Neither Olav or Maria is willing to give up their dream of having a child.
