Poul Erik Lindeborg

Nete is a tough woman of 37 who runs her job, husband, and teenage daughter with a firm and efficient hand. Her father suddenly becomes ill. Seriously ill. Nete forces a doctor to tell her how much time he has left. 3 weeks, hardly any longer. Nete's father becomes bitter and introvert, but Nete insists that he come to live with her and her family the few weeks he has left. "You should die with your family." Nete's father moves in and puts even more strain on Nete's family and everyday life. They all try to cope with the situation - he has only three weeks left, and you don't argue with a dying man. Three weeks pass by. A month. Nete's father does not die, his appetite comes back, the doctors begin to have doubts as to the prognosis, and Nete has a problem.

1960年代のアメリカの片田舎。チェコから移民してきた女性セルマは幼い息子ジーンを育てながら工場で働く。遺伝性の病気で視力を失いつつある彼女は、ジーンにだけは同じ運命をたどってほしくないと、手術費用を必死でためている。ところがある日、彼女はその大事な貯金を隣人の警官ビルに盗まれてしまう。しかも奪われた現金を取り戻そうとした彼女は思いがけずビルを殺した容疑で捕まり、刑務所に入れられてしまう。