A mysterious stranger, Meisner, arrives in a northern Swedish town in 1820, calling himself a magnetist - an amalgam of hypnotist and healer - and claiming he can cure diseases un-treatable by doctors. Ignoring the objections of his colleagues, Dr. Selander allows Meisner to cure his blind daughter, Maria, who not only regains her sight, but also falls in love with the charismatic magnetist. Dark secrets and repressed memories start to emerge, amidst the love between father and daughter, man and woman.

Jan's fastfood-business is going bankrupt, his girlfriend has left him, and he is being exploited by his live-in father. Therefore, he has nothing to lose when he gets mixed up in the kidnapping of famous rock star Iver Mo. But Jan has never been able to do anything right his whole life, and there are others who want to get their hands on the ransom money.

邮差洛伊是“人渣”一名，不但不善待工作和顾客，反而经常拆毁要投递的信件，还要偷窥闯进别人的私生活，可谓讨厌十足的“猫屎”先生。然而，这样一个失败者竟因他在遇劫时不肯放弃邮袋的英勇行为而获得邮局表扬。后来他因好奇心，偷入其心仪的洗衣店女工家探险。他后来意外取得 莉娜家的钥匙，乃潜入她家偷窥，没想到莉娜因卷入一宗赃款而意图自杀，洛伊不忍心见死不救，但却让自己卷进几乎被谋杀的危机中。 本片是有史以来最卖座的挪威本土制作，成本却只用了400万美金，是小兵建奇功的范例。从偷窥的主题以至导演风格，均令人联想到奇斯洛夫斯基的名作《爱情影片》，只不过本片增加不少黑色幽默的成分，对生命中的“荒谬”也多了一层嘲弄。编导在单薄的故事和低沉的气氛中利用主人翁的偷窥欲引发连串有趣事件，对于这个游走在社会边缘却又缺乏社会关注的人物刻画得十分细致，但却没有深入探讨其真正的社会成因。