影片改编自挪威小说家、编剧埃伦·洛厄（Erlend Loe；1969年5月24日~）发表于1993年的同名小说。他（特龙·费于萨·艾于沃饰）过着无忧无虑的单身汉生活，直到玛丽安娜Marianne（玛丽安·索斯塔·奥特森饰）认为合适的时候入侵了他的生活。面对搬进他公寓的玛丽安娜以极大的热情倾其囊中所有，他不止是一点点无奈。也许从来就没有一个男人能够同…

Andreas has everything a man can wish for. A wonderfull wife, a big house on the country and a great job. But a sudden car accident puts him in a wheelchair. He is paralysed in his legs and he is also now impotent. Will his marriage work?

Frank Tagliano ('Steven Van Zandt' ), is a former New York mobster, who after testifying in a trial in the United States, Tagliano joins the witness protection program. Intrigued by the place after watching the Winter Olympics in 1994, he is relocated to Lillehammer in Norway. The transition from being a feared and res…