Watch MoviestoWatch. Our story takes place in the 18 century, in Europe. Three clockmakers are tasked with building a precise time instrument - metaphorically speaking, the future. Inspired by Lessing's "Nathan the Wise," the three contestants symbolise three civilisations segregated by tradition, culture, and religious ideology, where they must work to solve a puzzle and the fate of all hangs in the balance as how well they can cooperate.