Copenhague, Dinamarca, 1951. El investigador criminal Anders Olsen sigue el caso de un ladrón de bancos que, según los testigos presenciales, parece haber actuado bajo algún tipo de trance.
A small village on an island called Bura, is looking for the 100th citizen so that the village may become a town. The head of the village will do anything to get what he wants...