As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's attempted suicide, caused by his discovery of her extramarital affair. The self-loathing, suicidal Karin seems to regard her sister with revulsion. Only Anna, the deeply religious maid who lost her young child, seems able to offer Agnes solace and empathy.

Monika đến từ Stockholm phải lòng Harry, một chàng trai trẻ đang đi nghỉ. Khi cô ấy mang thai, họ buộc phải kết hôn, cuộc hôn nhân bắt đầu tan vỡ ngay sau khi họ chuyển đến sống trong một căn hộ nhỏ chật chội.