Dos hermanos a los que separó una tragedia familiar, cuando eran niños, siguen sufriendo hoy las secuelas y los traumas de una infancia triste y oscura: la vida de Nick gira en torno al alcohol y a la violencia; su hermano pequeño es padre soltero y se esfuerza todo lo posible para proporcionarle a su hijo una vida mejor.
Danish journalist Rikke Lyngvig is taken hostage in Afghanistan by a terror group. With help from one of the terrorists, the young Nazir, Rikke manages to escape. On her return, she is soon declared the Danish Jessica Lynch and her career is launched into the spotlight. All the while Nazir flees from Afghanistan, heading for Denmark. When he finally seeks out Rikke, she is shocked and torn. Is she willing to help the man who threatened to kill her, and to jeopardize her new-found career? Their tumultuous encounter turns into an ill-fated confrontation with their own demons and a nation driven by a hunger for sensation and political populism.
