At night, a man stands in the middle of the road. He paints the white markings black. His mind gradually slips back into a faraway realm created by his illness. Some time later, at the mental institution, as he tries to retain a fragile grip on reality, the delusional account of his past begins to unravel. Losing his sense of reality disturbed his life, but at the same time creates an opening for a possible recovery and new hope.

Twelve youth go across Lapland. An extreme adventure and a social laboratory: some are "normal", of stable schooling and families; others socially maladjusted, in foster care; four are disabled or Down syndrome youth. They drill the ice for water and fishing, cook on a wood fire. They live in community. It is the dream of the project founder: the opening up of individuals. A year later, we discover how their world vision has changed.