67岁的老人特罗德痛失所爱，失去了“与人对话的兴趣”，准备退隐山林独居，平静地度过余生。一次与邻人的偶遇，让他又回忆起与父亲在山林中度过的那个夏天，那是他最后一次见到父亲，而他余生的命运也在那个夏天被永远注定。影片由挪威最负盛名的作家，诺贝尔文学奖候选人佩尔•帕特森代表作改编，影片充分吸收了原著的文学韵律，令观众回味悠长。

将不久于人世的母亲，在病榻上请凯莎到挪威去把父亲汤玛士找来做戒酒医治，也希望临终能再见一面。汤玛士是个酒鬼，自从十年前母女搬离奥斯陆，凯莎就没有再见过这位父亲，与母亲的关系也一样疏远。但是对于母亲最后的心愿，凯莎无法拒绝，即使她完全对父亲没有任何期待或感情。找到父亲并不难，但是带他“回家”则非易事，父亲的脾气和酒癮让她在归程中吃尽了麻烦，也让凯莎看见了自己的软弱。顺着苏格兰高地起伏的公路，这对争执不休的父女有能力找到回家的路吗？

Norwegian war drama. The old sea-captain retires, but the next day German WWII occupation of Norway begins. He then kisses his wife good-bye and is off to Army HQ. There he finds a lack of leadership and morale that offends him. They even laugh at him and his out-dated uniform and officer-rank. Secondloitnanten then finds and leads his private troop of volunteers against the German attack. The movie tells the story of a man that refuses to give up, even when everybody else leaves. He will fight for the country he loves and do his duty.