Ruth grew up in a small secluded settlement on Greenland's magnificent east coast, but has spent almost half her life, 18 years, in prison.

She has an indefinite custodial sentence and doesn't know if she will ever get out. Nina is a career-minded film producer from Greenland's capital, Nuuk, and during a documentary project in prison she becomes entangled in Ruth's fate. As the emotional walls between them slowly breaks down, the question of why they ended up on either side of the prison walls also emerges. The two women couldn’t be more different from the outside, but share a long history of abuse, addiction and neglect. But where Nina always fantasized about killing her abuser, Ruth actually killed hers. Suddenly Ruth's case is going to trial.

Will she be able to change her destiny through the film's process and her friendship with Nina? Can Ruth be set free from prison and Nina from the shackles of her past?