The rise and fall of the "progg"-band "Verket".

Sandra comes to a new town after being convicted of assault after a fight with her boyfriend. She moves into an apartment where her 80-year old neighbor, Lilly, becomes her friend. But Lilly’s life is based on a lie, and as their friendship grows Sandra gets to know more of Lilly’s secrets.

Jim, a boy from Stockholm, arrives at a foster home in Luleå. He is placed in a special class that is putting on a musical under the guidance of an anarchistic and committed teacher. The class consists of young people who are more or less scarred by life and therefore considered incapable of participating in regular school education. For Jim and his classmates, working on the musical becomes a journey filled with conflict, but also a search for validation and self-confidence.