The entrances and exits of a Berlin courtyard are blocked by the police because of an ambiguous event outside, causing a state of emergency. Among the residents of the building, insecurity breeds fear, prejudices become polarised.

Seized by mysterious lockdown measures, a seemingly ordinary apartment building morphs into a sinister hotbed of gossip and rumors in Asli Özge’s suspenseful drama. Observing how fear and paranoia can quickly fester in close quarters, Black Box executes a shrewd anatomy of Berlin’s social strata.