At times you find yourself on a dark road in a deep black valley. It is hard to orient yourself. You vaguely recall who you are, but it is hard to completely grasp, you have to lay down to dissolve into the ground. We all contain darkness. A door to a strange place, where the world falls apart and becomes unrecognizable. A floaty reality, almost dreamlike. How do we respond when we have to face our own fears and mortality, and is it possible to find tranquility within the world of our nightmares?

Adda and her husband Ove live a quiet and routined life in their home of many years. Their marriage is filled with love and respect but Adda finds herself wondering what could have been. When their granddaughter visits this is brought to the surface and the dreams that Adda has selflessly been hiding start to show.