Three sailors catch a mermaid in their fishing net. The sailors are dazzled by their catch, but the old, experienced skipper orders the mermaid to be thrown back into the sea. Slowly, a mutiny begins on the cutter.

Now 14, Max is about to decide on an internship and is finding it difficult to choose. He settles, against his mother's wishes, for a bank. But mother Agnethe, still quite embarrassing, takes action and enrolls Max in a free spirited camp for the sake of his soul's salvation.