The lives of Erik and Anna, students at a nursing school in 1950s Denmark, a time and place where it was not normal for a man to become a nurse.

In Copenhagen, a triptych of love stories come to vivid life. Framed with a prying naturalism, these tales through the seasons tackle the ever rising tide of loneliness and self-doubt that can come in the face of new love.

John wants to put the past behind him and start a new life with his daughter. But that requires one last effort.