Two young and wealthy siblings, Hedvig and Henrik, decide to hire a hitman to get rid of their annoying stepmother, Victoria. To solve their problem, the children approach Carl, an immigrant from Bosnia. He refuses to help them, because he is a law-abiding citizen. That is until he finds himself and his family in a difficult financial situation.

19世纪90年代，Yohan的父亲离开挪威前往美国，希望为家庭赚到更多的钱，年仅10岁的Yohan也想出了自己的办法补贴家用，然而Yohan的哥哥却背着父母，签署了一纸卖身契，从此Yohan成为了廉价的农场劳工。在农场里，Yohan当起了牧羊童，备受农场主的欺辱。他和小伙伴们相依为命，想方设法逃出魔爪。