Where No One Would Believe Someone Could Live

Svein and Synnøve were well grown before they started life together on Tussøy. Thus, they have limited time to bring all their dreams to life, and a very stubborn flock of sheep does not make it easier.

For over 50 years, the wooden ferry Skjæløy has been the link in the archipelago outside Helgeroa and the livelihood of the few who live on Stokkøya. But now the ferry has been moored at the quay with a sailing ban for two years. The Johansen family is willing to sacrifice everything to get her in traffic.

After a heavy brain haemorrhage, Karin Vinkenes could no longer function in a modern society with noise on all sides. The solution was to retreat to the quietest place she knew of and start again.

In a small house, far inside Grue Finnskog, Jan Storberget has long been an important bearer of forest Finnish traditions, even though until now he has been ashamed of the same traditions.

Without even a bridge to the mainland or scheduled traffic, Ole Kristoffer Vågen runs a dairy farm on the island of Skorpo in the Hardangerfjord. It is cumbersome on the verge of the impossible, but still he equips the farm for the next generation and well so.

For 19 years, Einar and Illona Røe have lived separately to fulfill the dream of creating a livelihood in Sandøybotn on the outer side of Sørøya, at the same time as the sons get a regular schooling. But now the reunion is approaching for the couple.