一个男人被其未婚妻指控通奸，从而被迫搬回家与父母同居。当他为四岁女儿的监护权而战时，也逐渐卷入了父母和邻居由于一棵美丽的古树而起的争执。影片探讨了普通人之间的荒谬斗争，在其现实主义的基调下有着喜剧和惊悚元素。片中尖刻和讽刺的地方或许显得夸张，但也揭示了中产阶级背后的真相。

　　The story follows police officers Kata and Arnar, in charge of investigating gruesome murders from Iceland’s first serial killer. The unlikely pair slowly starts connecting the case to a mysterious and abandoned boys’ home named “Valhal…