Louise and Kasper want to become parents but Louise is unable to have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear Louise's child, but things don't turn out as they planned.
It is 1957. A young student is unhappy at school, play hooky frequently and devotes himself to his great interest in music. Together with his girlfriend and other friends he lives a bohemian life in anticipation of becoming an adult.
Set in the south of Norway along the coastline. A young man puts aside his small boat on shore and tries to find work as a day labourer at a small farm. Here he meets a 15 year old girl who taunts him sexually.