A middle-class family, on the surface happy and perfect, are close to disintegration due to the father's escalating alcoholism. After several years of failure and broken promises, they finally give him an ultimatum. However, they must soon recognize that the solution rests on everyone's shoulders.

As a promising beginning at Rehnbjerg Academy unravels, day student Daniel's encounter with the charismatic boarding student August unleashes forbidden emotions in a toxic culture, leading them to a perilous crossroads.