1941年夏天，芬兰军队在芬俄边境地区调动集结，中尉Eero带领一个排的士兵等候进攻命令。命令要求他们穿越一个湖周围的荒野以侦查俄国人可能存在的防守阵地。当侦查排在一个村庄休整时，Eero巧遇他的未婚妻。正当全排继续向前侦查任务时，Eero收到一个极坏的消息。这消息使他在这一任务的剩余时间开始对自己以及全排的安全漠不关心……

在芬兰警局供职多年的Timo，每天都周旋于形形色色的凶案罪犯之间，长年疲于工作，使得他疏于对家人的照顾。女儿在一次意外的派对中遭人强奸，成为他心中挥之不去的阴影。此时，一名神秘案犯走进了他的生活，提莫如何在重重阴霾下抓出真凶……

Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works."

该电影根据Virpi Hämeen-Anttila同名小说改编。电影的主人公是患有癫痫病的Sari和被妻子抛弃的Mikko。Mikko在一次讲座上认识了Sari，两人最终相爱。