The Silent Treatment tells the story of a 18-year-old Belgian girl Tess, in relation to the 43-year-old Hungarian man Szabolcs. Afflicted by Stockholm syndrome, Tess has over the years developed an obsessional bond with her allegedly kidnapper Szabolcs. However through the actions of Szabolcs' partner, the 34-year-old Hungarian Andrea, Tess will finally find her peace. Andrea will help the young woman in changing her distorted relationship from obsessional love to an unity of kindred spirits. What if a relation doesn't take place between two people, but becomes a complex jigsaw of the past that draws in different lives.