Valdemar Dørmænen Irgens

April 9th, 1940, Norway is under siege. As German warships close in on Oslo, Colonel Birger Eriksen, commander of the undermanned Oscarsborg Fortress, makes a bold decision that changes the course of history.

Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.

Even Elstad has his life turned upside down after a tragic accident. Even, who left his home village of Eidsvoll many years ago to pursue himself and life as a rock star, is forced back to take care of his 16-year-old daughter, Annie. A daughter he hasn't had contact with in years. The old rock star is forced back to a place he fled from and that he never thought he would return to. His daughter Annie must thus involuntarily deal with a father who once abandoned her. Will Even be able to juggle his music career with his role as a dad to a teenager? And will Annie be able to trust him not to leave her again?