'Almost Free' is a short fiction inspired by true stories from survivors of domestic abuse. The film takes place in a women's shelter, where we follow a woman's journey to relearn how to trust other people and find comfort in her new home.

When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple Jakob and Lis and their children are thrust into an impossible situation. Should the family help the refugees — or stand firm in the Danish resistance against the Germans?

Hilda Castaigne is hired to translate a book, but the deeper she gets into it, the more reality seems to slip away from her.