Jesper Dupont

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

Three longtime girlfriends from elementary school, very different women, have one thing in common: they are in the fall of their lives and they all feel how ruthless old age can be. Marie is abandoned by her husband on Christmas Eve, and her entire identity as part of a happy family crumbles. Berling is the eternal "bachelor" who outwardly denies her age and lives the sweet life, but in the backdrop she is affected by a complicated relationship with her daughter. Vanja lives in the memories of her late husband and has difficulty moving on. The three travel to Italy together to attend a food course in Puglia, where they each have an opportunity to redefine themselves.

デンマーク。新首相は公約を無視し、自国とグリーンランド、米国が新たな原油生産の拠点を設ける協定に批准すると発表。新聞社で働く政治コメンテーターのミアは、プライベートでインドから養子をもらい受けようとしていたが、新首相の政策の矛盾を追及するよう、上司に頼まれる。その一方、老いた父親を介護する男性ラスムスは政権に怒り、軍隊時代に得た能力を生かして連続狙撃犯に転じ、さらにミアに接触したいと申し出て……。