Harri, a deeply troubled father seeking to reconnect with his son, Simo, soon finds that escaping his past mistakes will take more than moving to a remote Finnish village.

When Simo begins experiencing similar problems on his own, Harri realises that he must face his demons and for once live up to the standards he has set for his son. But in a provincial, deeply religious, close-knit society, steeped in envy and as cold as the snow that surrounds them, Harri will have to resort to the one thing he has feared the most: the truth.