Synopsis

Kerttu (65) comes to the end of her career as a Finnish language teacher in a high school in Southern Finland. Retirement brings long-awaited freedom, but also a surprising feeling of loneliness. Kerttu’s husband, Seppo (67) is still working as a specialist in paper mill engineering and often travels abroad. Kerttu’s grownup daughters, Sofia (35) and Anna (32) have their own busy independent lives. Anna is pregnant and even though Kerttu knows her daughter will soon need help with the baby, she feels that her life has become meaningless. She wonders what happened to the young idealistic hippie couple - she and her husband Seppo - and how they became middle class, overweight and old.
Out shopping in the city center, Kerttu meets Pekka (32) who is collecting money to help asylum seekers. When Kerttu takes the leaflet in her hand, little does she know that everything she takes for granted will be changed forever. Kerttu and Pekka get to know one another and despite the fact that Kerttu's husband is opposed to the idea, Kerttu starts working as a Finnish language teacher at the reception center.
When an Afghan family is threatened with forced repatriation, Kerttu takes action. Together with Pekka, Kerttu hides the family in a summer cottage on the outskirts of the city. Kerttu’s husband gets wind of the plan and wants to report her to the police. The married couple – former members of the ’68 student movement - now stand against each other, no longer side by side.