Nora Sand a journalist working as a foreign correspondent for a Danish newspaper, at the peak of her career she's accused of having had an affair with one of her sources in a big case. Nora gets suspended, travels home to Denmark.

A Danish group of guys sing in a church choir on Sunday, but indulge in God's forbidden pleasures every other day. When one of them drowns under mysterious circumstances, their unity and loyalty to one another is put to the ultimate test.

Under mysterious circumstances, 17-year-old Anna and her mother, Eva, move from China to a small Danish provincial town. Until now, Anna has lived a rootless life with her mother, who, in pursuit of new experiences with different men, has left a trail of failed relationships around the world. Over the years, the two have built a dysfunctional symbiosis where Eva's dominant behavior has turned Anna into a pleaser towards her mother.

As a promising beginning at Rehnbjerg Academy unravels, day student Daniel's encounter with the charismatic boarding student August unleashes forbidden emotions in a toxic culture, leading them to a perilous crossroads.

A middle-class family, on the surface happy and perfect, are close to disintegration due to the father's escalating alcoholism. After several years of failure and broken promises, they finally give him an ultimatum. However, they must soon recognize that the solution rests on everyone's shoulders.