Film kısa süre önce babası intihar eden ve kendisi de işlemediği bir cinayet yüzünden suçlanan Finlandiyalı maden işçisi Taisto Kasurinen'in hikayesini anlatır. Hapisteyken ülkeyi terk etmek ve yeni bir hayata başlamakla ilgili hayaller kurmaya başlar. Sonunda hapisten kaçar ama işler planladığı gibi gitmez...

Ariel

The father of a Finnish family brings home a cute puppy, Stormheart. No one in the family knows anything about the dog. Little by little, the mystery of Stormheart unravels and the dog's new owners learn more about him. They find out that Stormheart's parents had served as guard dogs at the Berlin Wall. Pearl, the 7-year-old daughter of the Finnish family, takes the puppy under her wing and Stormheart, who grows up to the size of a bear, undertakes the task of removing all dangers, threats and obstacles from the path of Pearl.