In 1985, a young woman named Elisa Doll is admitted to the Technical Health Center in Kloten with a condition that defies all medical logic. Her body is slowly changing—her movements stiffen, her skin grows unnaturally cold, and with each passing day she becomes more doll-like, less human. Despite relentless efforts and every known treatment, the doctors watch helplessly as her condition rapidly deteriorates.

Inspired by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm: A dark mist hangs over the time when the sky was green and the wine was blue. In these l