Petter Nyquist leaves the cohabitant and daughter of 2 years to live on the street in Oslo for 52 days. He quickly gets to know Svein and goes home with his hospital to drink red wine. Petter is thrown out in his new life, which outgrows faster than he had hoped.

Petter has settled down, but the fear of violence keeps him awake at night. He is looking for a place to sleep safely and finally finds it in an unexpected place. At the same time, Svein's friendship begins to sour and it reaches a climax after a project they have in the forest.