正当壮年的会计员拉斯•汉森（Martin Buch 饰）丢掉了工作，他的求职之路并不顺利，无奈之下暂时栖身于以前工作过的印刷所，而将档案挂在了求职中心。因为某个误会，拉斯的资料和一个名叫艾尔•汉斯的中东移民搞混，他必须按照安排参加丹麦语课程。
正当他四处咨询时，发现以前的女同学伊达（Camilla Bendix 饰）在课程中心教授丹麦语，不久后更得知因为艾尔的缺席，伊达可能会失去这份工作。已经迷上伊达的拉斯乔装打扮，走入了丹麦语课程班……
本片获2003年奥斯卡最佳真人短片奖。

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