After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.
Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.
The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?
An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.
Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.
Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?
En narkoleptisk pige lever i et tåget grænseland mellem drøm og virkelighed, indtil hendes lidelse en dag kaster hende ud i en faretruende situation, hvor det bliver afgørende at kunne skelne mellem drømmetilstand og virkeligt mareridt. I filmen optræder udelukkende karakterer, der spiller ’sig selv’ i rekonstruerede situationer baseret på hovedkarakterens egne (virkelige) dagbøger, og’ Versioner’ udforsker dermed bevidst grænsen mellem iscenesættelse og virkelighed, skuespil og autenticitet.
På sin 14-års fødselsdag får Laura besøg af sin mors ven, modefotografen Asger, som Laura altid har været fascineret af. Asger skal fotografere Laura, hvilket hendes mor, Henriette, længe har set frem til – til trods for en voksende jalousi til den smukke datter. Men hvad Henriette ikke ved, er, at Lauras følelser for Asger er ved at ændre sig. Det sætter spor i forholdet mellem mor og datter i form af et opgør og en konkurrence, som skaber stærke udfordringer for Laura. Mødet med Asger og modelmiljøet bliver en introduktion til voksenlivet og en opdagelse af seksualiteten. Hun mærker begæret for første gang og oplever samtidig magten, der følger med.
I en øde landsby bygger en ensom knark et spejl af de materialer, han har til rådighed. Under det møjsommelige arbejde går manden uforvarende igennem spejlet og vikler sig dermed ind i en række uforudsigelige kædereaktioner – fra biljagter, slåskampe, orkaner over skovbrande til krige og en rumrejse – indtil han kommer ud på den anden side af spejlet, der viser sig at være fuldendt.
Den unge fisker Verner burde ikke længere tage på havet, for hjertet kan ikke holde til arbejdet, men det er dér, han hører til. Samtidig prøver landsbydrengen Jeppe desperat at få Verners opmærksomhed, for Jeppe drømmer om at blive fisker. Sammen tager de ud på deres sidste og første færd på havet.