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?
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.
Karl and Andrea arrive at a summerhouse, they have rented for the weekend. At first the mood is good, but slowly the true agenda of the weekend starts to unveil. Andrea has been unfaithful to Karl, and the question is whether or not the young, vulnerable couple can overcome their personal insecurities and struggles and stay together.
A fence is built between Denmark and Germany to separate wild boars from domestic farm pigs, to avoid the spreading of a deadly swine virus. Ebba wakes, just an arm length away from her girlfriend Jona, the reminiscence of her dream about separation and a longing for unity takes its toll on them.
Den traditionsbundne Tom (44) bor i den prægtige og mystiske bygning Grønningen, hvor alt kan ske. Da Varvara (75), en ældre dame fra Grønningen, pludselig forsvinder, bliver Tom opsøgt af Sadolin (30). En åbensindet og rodløs fyr, der tilsyneladende har boet inde hos Varvara og hjulpet til med dagligdagens gøremål. Tom går med til at hjælpe Sadolin, og sammen begiver de sig ud for at opklare mysteriet om Varvaras forsvinden. Det bliver en opdagelsesrejse rundt i den gamle magiske bygning, hvor de støder på sjove og mærkværdige karakterer på deres vej, og hvor et særligt venskab dannes undervejs…
I et digtet dansk dystopia er den politiske diskurs blevet intensiveret. Liva Wichfeld forbereder sig på at indtage posten som leder for antiabort-partiet “Frihed og Ansvar”. Men da Liva selv bliver gravid oplever hun for første gang at hendes personlige og politiske overbevisning er i konflikt med hinanden.