In the Aisles

Young Christian is the new kid at the supermarket. Shy but fascinated, he goes on a journey of discovery in the world behind the scenes. In the endless aisles of the storerooms, he makes the acquaintance of those little employees who are constantly filling and arranging the shelves. The staff is strictly hierarchically organized and everything runs according to a fixed set of rules. Christian is entrusted to Bruno, the experienced manager of the beverage department. The older man, who soon has fatherly feelings for the boy, shows him all the tricks and teaches him how to drive the forklift truck for which a special driving license is required. On the other side of the beverage department, in the sweets department, works Marion, with whom Christian has a coffee now and then during the break. He falls in love with her and she doesn't seem indifferent to the "new guy" either. There is only one problem: Marion is married. Yet she seems trapped in an unhappy marriage, so the other storekeepers, who all like Marion, support Christian in his advances. After Christmas, the wife no longer shows up for work. She has taken sick leave. Depressed, Christian fights against letting himself be carried away headlong into a short-circuit act--as he did in his previous life.