The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?
Mary Kabufufu er lesbisk og asylansøger. Hun leder efter sin kæreste, som forsvandt under deres flugt fra Uganda. Til Marys sidste interview i Flygtningenævnet går det op for hende, at hun har overset en ledetråd, som måske kan føre hende til kæresten. Men hun ved stadig ikke, om hun får asyl.
Small Time Giants har for længst erobret de bankende pop-rock-hjerter hjemme i Grønland. Nu drømmer bandet om at slå igennem I Europa. Vi følger de fire musikere på de tyske landeveje og da de håbefulde møder op til prisuddelingerne ved Bands of Tomorrow. Men vejen til international succes er opslidende og uden garanti. Spøgsmålet er, om det er kampen værd?
Elliot and Mads are in seemingly well-functioning long distance relationship. But Elliot has never opened up about a trauma inflicted upon him in his past and it catches up with him, when he’s supposed to have a romantic weekend with Mads. Elliot decides to confront the trauma and tell Mads about it to overcome his own shame.
Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?
The discovery of a crack in the basement wall at her workplace at the Opera, sends foresightful and unafraid cleaner Angeli out for a magical musical quest for help, while everyone around her seems to follow the motto "the show must go on" by heart.
De to punkere, Mark & Sonny, er bedste venner som altid har holdt sammen. Den selvdestruktive Sonny trives med det formålsløse liv i provinsen, men Mark ønsker noget mere. Da Mark får en mulighed for at flytte til byen, står han pludselig i et dilemma. Skal han bryde venskabet og stå på egne ben eller forblive loyal overfor Sonny, som gør alt for at holde på ham.