Simon arrives in Lund full of anticipation and ready for his life to really begin; but is quickly disappointed by law school. During a violent protest march he meets the anarchistic young woman Max and falls in love. She dazzles him with a world of excess, lies and huge risks and when he realizes the damage that's done, it's already too late to escape

A young art student loses her creative confidence. Her troubled lecturer struggles with dark visions which seem to inhabit his eerie paintings. Following his mysterious disappearance their fates intertwine on a hazardous journey of self-discovery across uncharted waters among strange and otherworldly beings.