The life of a family spanning five generations in 20th-century Europe, split in half by WWII, centering around half-brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo; Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his.

Rebecca is one of the world's top war photographers. She must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer.

The small town of Flåklypa is experiencing great lack of snow, which is why the inventor Reodor Felgen is asked to create a snow machine. However, things does not go as planned.