他是天才抑或白痴？患有白血病的十七岁少年诺尔自觉比谁都聪明，不甘于平凡渺小屈从大多数人的规律；冬天的冰岛有如一座白色监狱，冰封的河川雪藏著他的青春热情，更增他内心的孤寂感。他梦想和心仪的女孩双双逃离此地，冲出牢笼，但是命运好像有心和他作对，拼命横冲直撞，换来的却是灰心失望，最后更落得一切失控，而只有付出惨烈的代价才能换到他向往的自由。这是导演卡里的首部剧情长片，对青少年的混噩成长有细腻而同情的描写，既伤感又乐天的结局更耐人寻味。

An American photographer on assignment in a remote Icelandic community becomes entangled with an enigmatic European couple.

A chamber orchestra is working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik. Financial hardship places a great strain on the band and the lead violinist, Sigrun. The annual grant from the city is coming to an end so the band hires a world renowned cellist in order to save the band. The media goes wild and money starts to flow to the band again. Too bad the cellist is not a very nice person – he is quite the assgrabber and a two faced cheater. Too late to fire the star and the grand concert that will save the band is about to begin when the cellist chokes to death – 15 minutes before the concert. The band decides to risk it all and play the concert with a dead solo artist – not really thinking about how to end such a macabre show.

诺曼底的威廉和威塞克斯的哈罗德是两个注定会在 1066 年黑斯廷斯战役中相遇的人;他们是盟友，但没有对英国君主制的要求，直到命运将他们逼入争夺国家王位的冲突。