艾玛是个沉默寡言的女孩，生活围着足球转。爸爸本是她的良师益友，但当他以新的身份再次出现在她的生活里时，艾玛的世界顿时天翻地覆，接受如此巨变成为了一个横亘在她面前的难题。根据亲身经历改编，玛露·雷曼首次执导的剧情长片，勇敢地打破常规、颠覆角色性别的刻板印象，同时以细腻且不失真实的笔触将人物刻画得十分贴近生活。家庭录像画中画穿插全片，流畅的缝合起这个完美普通家庭的生活拼图。

改編自丹麥金獎同名暢銷小說，瑪麗的愛人拉斯穆斯因工作關係決定搬離哥本哈根，搬到丹麥西日德蘭半島，瑪麗的生活因此發生了翻天覆地的變化，瑪麗不情願地與拉斯穆斯一起搬到多風的小鎮──韋林。雖然拉斯穆斯很快地就融入了當地的生活，但對瑪麗卻與當地格格不入。後來，隨著她逐漸學會多聽少說，也開始為當地報紙提供的建議專欄，她逐漸意識到自己可能需要韋林，就像韋林需要她一樣。

　　When the young Filipino au pair Ruby disappears from one of Denmark's most affluent neighborhoods north of Copenhagen, the neighbor, Cecilie, becomes convinced that something has happened to her. Cecilie's au pair, Angel, begins to investigate the rumors circulating, while suspicions of a crime grow. However, the case of the missing foreigner is a low priority for the police, and the newly minted investigator Aicha needs all the assistance she can get. Cecilie and Angel are ready to help, and gradually the power structures and privileges within the beautiful homes start to expose. Yet, Cecilie's commitment to uncovering the truth is put to the test when Ruby's disappearance reveals connections reaching into Cecilie's own family. She is forced to confront her blind spots and view her family and the environment in which she is raising her children in a whole new light.