Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), un admirado escritor noruego, que consiguió el premio Nobel en 1920, era considerado un héroe en su país. Sin embargo, tras el estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la invasión de Noruega por los nazis, Hamsun apoyó a Hitler e incluso mantuvo un encuentro con él. Desde entonces se le consideró un traidor a su patria y, terminada la guerra, fue desposeido de sus bienes. También su vida matrimonial con Marie (Ghita Norby), una escritora de cuentos infantiles, fue conflictiva. Tras su muerte, su obra cayó en el olvido hasta tal punto que no hay en toda Noruega una sola calle o plaza con su nombre.
The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relationship between the dominant Jari, who calls himself "Il Capitano", and his more mature "soldier" Minna, that develops into mutual dependence.
Pettersson and Bendel are both worn, run-down and broke. Despite this they decide to start a business and become rich. Unexperienced they are open to any deal. They tamper, scam and exploit loopholes that exist.
El ingeniero sueco del siglo XIX S. A. Andrée se propone convertirse en el primer hombre del polo norte. Su idea es lanzar una expedición polar utilizando un globo de hidrógeno, junto con dos amigos. El globo, "El Águila", despega de Svalbard en 1897, pero no se vuelve a saber nada de los tres hombres.
Kristoffer lives on the verge of poverty, just barely supporting himself on his photographic work and an allowance given him by his ex-wife to support their child. He is staying in his absentee mother's large old house, which she is preparing to sell. When he takes a photograph of a man who died by his own hand, the image fascinates him. He grows obsessed with the dead man's story and pushes his research as far as it will go.
A drama unfolds during a few spring days in a small Swedish town in the 1950s. Guy study hard at school, but wins no appreciation from his father. His brother Helge returns from his job at sea. They hang out at Hempas bar.
