In a remote costal area of Norway, young Polish immigrant Robert (Hubert Milkowski), works at a fish factory to support his mother back home. When Robert meets the bold, uninhibited Ivar (Karl Bekele Steinland), the adopted son of the factory owner, he develops an immediate bond. Even though Robert is closeted, he begins a romantic relationship with Ivar. When a newly formed union at the factory goes on strike for workers' rights and better wages, the budding relationship between the two young men is pushed to the breaking point. This heartfelt, gorgeously crafted, award-winning coming-of-age romance confronts themes of inequality, racism and homophobia while never losing sight of the possibility of hope and a better life.