 Niklas (Gustaf Skarsgård) is a poet who wants to go to a school to develop his talents, while his mother wants him to follow in his family's footsteps and become something completely different from his dreams.He plans his escape and buys a ticket out of town to go to a special school in England, which he's been saving up for by writing papers for students in the school.His best friend is getting picked on by the school bully, Annelie (Tuva Novotny), a rather violent young girl who is often neglected.