Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In his daydreams, Jim has all kinds of adventures.
La madre de Sven, débil mental, muere y él empieza a trabajar en la rica granja Hoeglund. Él tiene que trabajar sin sueldo y duerme junto a las vacas. Conoce a la minusválida Ana, que es la primera que lo trata como un adulto. Un día él, cansado del maltrato de Hoeglund, se muda con la familia de Anna. Sven (Stellan Skarsgård) es un inocente empujado a la violencia por la crueldad de otros.
Street worker
A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.