After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.
Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.
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?
An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.
Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.
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?
En pige er blevet dræbt på nøjagtig samme måde som i forfatteren Eigil Strøms seneste roman. Nu banker det på døren. Foran Strøm står en fremmed mand. Han ønsker en signeret udgave af bogen, men Strøm er mistænksom: Hvem er manden? Hvorfor vil han indenfor? Og hvorfor spørger han så meget til den dræbte pige?
Da Eik Skaløe, forsanger i hippiebandet Steppeulvene, begår selvmord i Indien i 1968, bliver han med det samme til en myte. I 2011 beslutter Johan Knattrup Jensen sig for at rejse i Eik Skaløes fodspor, dog med et håb om at overleve. Han medbringer en digtsamling, en notesbog og sin tykke producer, Mikkel Kastberg. Sammen vil det umage par finde vejen gennem det store, fantastiske Indien til paradiset, der ligger lige på kanten af forstanden.
Tinus de Schunard bor i Maison Farfelu, et magisk sted man ikke skulle tro eksisterede, medmindre man har været der. I en iscenesættelse konfronterer han sine mørke sider. Uventede besøg åbner en verden, hvor det er svært at skelne mellem virkelighed, drøm og mareridt.
To brødre mødes ved deres afdøde fars gård – deres barndomshjem. Klavs er en tilsyneladende ansvarlig familiefar og Jens netop løsladt fra fængslet. De håndterer afmagten og vreden over farens død forskelligt, men langsomt ændres deres roller.
Berik, en kort film om venskab og forståelse, finder sted i Semey, Kasakhstan. Berik, 33, blind og vanskabt af radioaktiv stråling, bruger sine dage alene derhjemme, mens hans bror er på arbejde. Indtil Adil, 11, den yngste og mindst populær dreng af børnene i boligblokken, dukker op ved Beriks lejlighed, da han leder efter den lokale bølles fodbold, som han har mistet.
Kokken Magnus og hans kæreste, Thea, er til åbningsfest på Magnus’ nye restaurant. Men under festen tror Magnus, at Thea er sammen med en fremmed mand, og hans jalousi eksploderer. Han tager hende med hjem og låser hende inde i køkkenet, indtil hun siger undskyld.
I sin kørestol, forklædt som kampvogn, tager Lasse til nytårsfest hos pigen, han er vild med. Lasses storebror Simon er med som handicaphjælper. Da Lasse får chancen for at være alene med sin pige, starter en akavet kamp mellem de to brødre.