Pakistani Ali Reza is found dead under a bridge, with a stab wound in the back. He was last observed boarding a bus the night before.

The young kitchen maid Liv and the German officer Franz meet in the military camp where Liv works. They develop a friendship and decides to flee to Sweden.

Lasse & Geir, two suburban boys in their late teens, kick up a row on the bus into town, making the driver call the police. They get arrested and have to spend the night in jail. The next morning they are sent home - Geir to his alcoholic mother, Lasse to his disillusioned and abusive father.

Fredrik, nicknamed "Silver mouth" for his braces, lives with his father in Oslo. While the two share a loving relationship, Fredrik has trouble adjusting to the idea of his father becoming involved with a new woman. After visiting his mother, who lives in another city, he attempts to sabotage his father's relationship.