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Norwegian Ninja is the true story of how Commander Arne Treholt and his Ninja Force saved Norway during the Cold War. In 1983 the Ninja Force discovers that the sinister NATO force Stay Behind, who take charge in times of war and emergency, are planning a coup-d'état in peacetime. Treholt and the Ninjas see only one solution: a full can of whoop-ass.
The suspended synchronized swimming guru Labanosov entices overweight women to join him in his mission to prove Isaac Newton wrong.
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.
After a night out celebrating with his German colleagues, a Norwegian trade union leader ends up getting mugged by two prostitutes. Owing to the help of an unlikely Samaritan, he rediscovers the joy of helping the little man.
On a dark night, under a full moon, a childless couple find a crying baby on their doorstep and decide to adopt him. As the years pass, they come to discover that their young son is not like other children.
Gjertrud has an affair with an engaged priest's son.
The people at Vassendgården are very curious, and one day a stranger walks by up in the mountains. He does not stop when they shout, but moves on.
An old lady and her dog are fed up of crime and decide to take action. She loads her purse with small rabbit traps so that every time a purse snatcher has a try at her bag they get a horrible payoff. However can she get away with he vigilante actions or will violence lead to more violence?
Three episodes based upon short stories written by Hans E. Kinck from the rural Norwegian landscapes and villages.