The Gheorghius, a deeply religious Romanian-Norwegian couple, move to a village at the end of a fjord, where they quickly befriend their neighbours, the Halbergs. The children from both families become very close, despite their different upbringings. When the school staff discover bruises on the body of Elia, the eldest of the Gheorghiu children, the community wonders whether the traditional upbringing the Gheorghiu children receive from their parents could be the cause.