노르웨이의 노벨상 수상작가 함순과 남편의 곁에 있기 위해 모든 것을 포기한 마리의 특별한 결혼 생활 이야기. 세계대전 당시 히틀러의 편을 들어 국민 시인에서 매국노로 추락한 그의 오묘한 운명은 많은 이들의 흥미를 불러왔다. 한편으로는 정치가 다루어지고 다른 한편으로는 너무 늦었을 때 결합하는 남편과 아내와 같은 사적인 이야기의 두 가지 면을 다룬다. 영화는 함순의 사망 전 16년의 삶에 초점이 맞춰 전개된다.
The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relationship between the dominant Jari, who calls himself "Il Capitano", and his more mature "soldier" Minna, that develops into mutual dependence.
Pettersson and Bendel are both worn, run-down and broke. Despite this they decide to start a business and become rich. Unexperienced they are open to any deal. They tamper, scam and exploit loopholes that exist.
The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.
Kristoffer lives on the verge of poverty, just barely supporting himself on his photographic work and an allowance given him by his ex-wife to support their child. He is staying in his absentee mother's large old house, which she is preparing to sell. When he takes a photograph of a man who died by his own hand, the image fascinates him. He grows obsessed with the dead man's story and pushes his research as far as it will go.
A drama unfolds during a few spring days in a small Swedish town in the 1950s. Guy study hard at school, but wins no appreciation from his father. His brother Helge returns from his job at sea. They hang out at Hempas bar.
