Set in a then-distant 2000, the film envisions a world where Austria remains under the stifling oversight of the four Allied powers fifty-five years after the end of World War II. The narrative follows the newly elected Austrian Prime Minister as he unilaterally declares independence, prompting the Global Union—a supreme world government—to intervene. This global authority arrives in Vienna aboard advanced rocket ships to put the nation on trial before a planetary court, threatening to dissolve the country entirely if it cannot prove its peaceful nature.

The societal dynamics are defined by a highly regulated technocracy where the World Protection Commission maintains global order, effectively stripping smaller nations of their sovereignty. Earth is depicted as a unified political entity under the Global Union, which utilizes hyper-technological infrastructure, including sophisticated space travel and mass surveillance through quadrilingual ID cards. The film serves as a satirical allegory for the real-world Allied occupation of Austria (1945–1955), diverging from actual history by assuming the occupation would persist into the 21st century rather than ending in 1955.

Technologically, the film correctly identifies the evolution of mass communication and rapid transport, featuring elements reminiscent of video calling and supersonic flight. However, its primary "prediction" of a permanent Allied oversight of Austria was rendered obsolete only three years after the film's release by the Austrian State Treaty. While the film's vision of a space-faring global government landing rockets in city centers remains far from our reality, its depiction of a world governed by international committees reflects the mid-century anxiety regarding the loss of national identity to globalist institutions.