Follows Nora and her sister Agnes as they mourn the loss of their mother and adjust to the return of their father Gustav. Gustav has written a script and offered the main part to his daughter Nora, but she categorically refuses the role.

Follows actress Nora and her sister Agnes as they mourn the loss of their mother while their father Gustav makes a long-awaited return to their life. A once-famous director, Gustav has prepared a script for a comeback picture and offered his daughter Nora the lead role, but she vehemently declines. Gustav meets a devoted Hollywood actress while on a career retrospective in France and offers her the role that was meant for Nora. When the movie begins filming in his native Norway, Gustav seizes the chance to mend his relationship with Nora and her sister.