An unemployed music teacher takes his estranged transsexual father on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honor his late mother's excellent quilting skills.

　　故事讲述一位挪威裔神秘男子，让碰到自己的少年突然自燃，并被控谋杀罪名。在接受审问之前，一位心理医师惊人发现，他竟然拥有无法控制的超自然能力，而这股力量可能来自于北欧神话，于是她决定帮助这位神秘男子逃狱，一同踏上寻找真…