Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life right away. These are people who embark on a heartfelt quest for the perfect fulfillment of life, which proves to be a near impossible task.

Two people, whose lives are accidentally intertwined, have completely different experiences of power in sexual relationships. The sexual life of prosecutor Sabine (28) resembles some of Kris' (21) case about sexual abuse she is working on, while Kris forces himself into a sexual act with a prostitute.

A Good Life (With A Happy Ending) is about the unusual relationship between Helen, a widow who ends up in dire financial straits from one day to the next, and the student, Joeri (Jonas Smulders), who finances his wild and luxurious lifestyle by working as a gay escort. One Night Stand series offers 'new', talented directors and screenwriters the chance to make a contemporary film of fifty minutes and so to take an important step in the development of their talent. The theme of this edition is 'Secret Love'. These films are broadcast on television and premiere at the Dutch Film Festival.