An abused woman is feverishly sought by police in the murder of her ex-husband but is being hidden by abused woman-advocates. At the same time, Gunvald Larsson discovers a police report that his long-estranged sister has been abused. He confronts her with his knowledge but she denies it.

A paparazzi photographer gets brutally murdered in Stockholm. His apartment is searched and the computer together with photo equipment is missing.

After a woman buys a Japanese shunga painting from an auction and later is found murdered in a hotel in Stockholm, the police gets dragged into a murder investigation where they meet the dark side of the art world.

A single dog hairdresser meets romance when spending a weekend at a health resort.

20世纪50年代，小男孩英格玛（Anton Glanzelius 饰）和体弱多病的妈妈（Anki Lidén 饰）、经常欺负自己的哥哥以及心爱的小狗，住在瑞典某个平静的小镇上。他的父亲离家而去，母亲又长年为疾病所困扰。两个小男孩根本不能融洽相处，经常在家里打得沸反盈天。 不堪其扰的母亲决定将他们分别送到亲戚家寄养。如小狗一样被赶出家的英格玛，却由此见到了另一片广阔的天空……
本片荣获1987年丹麦影评人奖最佳欧洲影片奖、1988年波士顿影评人社团奖最佳外语片奖、1988年金球奖最佳外语片奖、1987年西雅图国际电影节最佳影片奖、1986年瑞典金像奖最佳男主角（Anton Glanzelius）和最佳影片。