A small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another Ragnarök — unless someone intervenes in time.

Pørniisaboutthedilemmasthatyouendupinwhenyou,tothebestofyourabilities,trytodotherightthingforyourlovedones,andyourself.Inthatorder.PørnihastwodaughterswithajerkofanexwhohasmovedtoCopenhagen,whofocusesmainlyonhimself.Shehasafatherwhoisinsomesortofteenagephase,andshehasresponsibilityforher15-year-oldnephew,afterhersisterdiedinacaraccidentnotsolongago.Inaddition,Pørniworksinchildwelfare,whereshelikesthecountylawyerBjørnar.Pørniisaboutbeingacompleteperson,inanormal,butchallenginglife.

A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when persuaded to translate a book she doesn’t believe in. An elderly woman and her daughter are humiliated when offered a present of one million kroner from a relative. A warm and nuanced film about people who all mean well, but end up hurting one another.

In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.