The author Thomas meets his childhood friend Hoffman on an autumn night in 1997. They decide to let a dream come true: to make a film of a play by Thomas, Veranda for a Tenor, with Hoffman in the lead role. The story takes us back to the summer of 1961, which changed their lives. The writing of the script awakens memories and forbidden questions are answered. Their friendship i...
Deployed on mission in Helmand, Afghanistan, 25-year old Thomas steps on a landmine and gets seriously injured. At the local rehabilitation center he meets Sofie, an ascending ballerina from the Royal Danish Ballet, who is helping a relative to regain strength after a long term sickness. Thomas desperately wants back in the field and gets impatient, as progress does not emerge ...
故事发生在第二次世界大战期间，西蒙（比尔·斯卡斯加德 Bill Skarsgrd 饰）成长于一个普通的工人家庭之中，虽然父亲和母亲都深深的爱护和关怀着西蒙，但是在这个家庭之中，西蒙始终感受到一股疏离与陌生，连他自己都不知道这是怎么一回事。
西蒙热爱阅读，可是他的家庭中却缺少这种气氛，不顾父亲的反对，西蒙决定进入学校学习。在学校里，西蒙结识了名叫伊萨克（卡尔·林勒托普 Karl Linnertorp 饰）的犹太男孩，伊萨克的父亲是一名书上，趣味相投的两人很快就成为了无话不谈的好友。一次偶然中，西蒙震惊的发现自己并非父母的亲生骨肉，他决定踏上寻找亲人的旅途。
