A young banker (Eelco Smits) returns from New York to his birth city Amsterdam to be present at the funeral of his younger brother. Before the funeral he writes letters, alternately melancholic, rebellious or calm in tone, in an attempt to come into contact with the brother he never had any real contact with. A monologue as a mourning process.

Song from Far Away was written especially for Eelco Smits by English playwright Simon Stephens. American singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel composed the ominous theme song.