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?
Cirkuspigen Mays er 22 år, bor i de palæstinensiske besatte områder og planlægger et liv med sin svenske kæreste Caspar i Stockholm, hvor hun vil læse på universitetet. Men der er langt fra drøm til virkelighed og familiens forventninger og svensk bureaukrati lægger forhindringer i vejen for det unge par.
Teenageren Thor og hans venner beslutter sig for at stjæle sprut fra deres fordrukne nabo inden en privatfest. Uheldigvis er naboen hjemme og overfalder Thors bedste ven. For at redde ham kaster Thor sig ind i kampen og kommer ved et tilfælde til at dræbe naboen. Thor må nu se livet i øjnene med et mord på samvittigheden.
Jo mere tid der går, jo sværere bliver det for Peter at fortælle sin kæreste, Sara, om den mørke hemmelighed han bærer rundt på. Men da Peter og Sara møder en mystisk mand i supermarkedet, begynder Peters fortid langsomt at komme frem i lyset. Peter bliver bliver tvunget til at træffe et valg: Skal man gemme sine spøgelser væk eller skal man åbne op og fortælle sandheden?
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.
En ensom bondemand kommer i et svært dilemma, da en forslået prostitueret stormer ind i hans bil og beder om hjælp. Han tager modvilligt kvinden med hjem. Blot for en enkelt nat. Men dermed er problemerne ikke løst, for kvindens alfonser er lige i hælene på hende.