Summer 1941: Hitler seems unstoppable, invading the Soviet Union. Convoys of cargo ships with war materials began the perilous journey to Murmansk. Ordinary sailors facing German superiority in the icy Arctic sea with lives at stake.

The Arctic Convoy

In 1907, the miners in Sulitjelma in Fauske in Nordland made a famous rebellion against greedy mine owners.

The Riot

When 17-year-old Anna Lorentz returns to Narvik in 1940 with her older sisters and brother, they find their town destroyed. They recover the family home, and survive the years that follow by running a hair salon. All this time, Anna nurtures her own dream.

Frydenlund Hair Parlour

An old farmer struggles to take care of his rundown farm alone, when a stranger appears and uninvited begins to help him.