Lisa Carlehed

A poverty stricken family chooses to escape Sweden and set out for America, in the hopes of finding a better and more prosperous life. What follows is a journey full of treacherous danger, gruelling travels and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange land. Despite their struggles, they are determined to fit, but are plagued by the fear that this new land may not be the idyllic paradise promised.

When an odd and extremely self-disciplined suicide researcher is invited to treat a patient in a psych ward, the two form a strange and intimate bond.