Finland-Swedish University of Applied Science Arcada

Karin has no idea what she wants from life but thinks she finds the answer at her father-in-law's funeral.

Tim's family seems like a completely normal family, but inside the family´s four walls everything is not right. Fred is causing physical harm to Petra and the home is an unsafe place. One day Tim gets the courage to seek help, but in an unexpected way.

Death of a Boy follows Albert, who is very shy and insecure. With the aim of bringing Albert out of his shell, his older brother Jon decides to bring him along to a boxing gym, where aggression is respected and the violence is controlled through disciplined practice.

Märta arrives at a mental hospital where she has been hired, secretly pregnant with Albert’s child. She shares a room with Sister Elsa who quickly raises her suspicions. Märta finds evidence of Elsa being Albert’s lover. One of the patients, Louise, is interested in Märta and a friendship starts to develop. Realising her relationship with Albert has no future, she tries to abort the child, but fails. After recovering, Louise approaches her, wanting help to escape. Märta finds out Louise is engaged to Albert and her world collapses. After Louise escapes Märta decides to help after all, in her own way.