A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.

Georg’s wife is found dead. He seeks consolation in his dog.

Six beer-bellied guys from the Ed Garage find their plans for the week totally changed by a draft for a National Guard maneuver. After an accidental meeting with a U.S. Admiral (Don Johnson), we find our six misfits are the only ones between us and a nuclear holocaust.

The history of Norwegian seamen goes from the Viking Age, and over to the present time when young people want to go to the sea.

After a five-year-old girl dies during an operation led by Dr. Nils Bakke, the girl's parents sue the doctor, believing he is responsible for the death of their daughter.