After losing both his wife and the use of his legs in a tragic car accident, Walter entrenches himself behind a wall of fury and bitterness, bellowing at the world. One day, he crosses paths with 13- year-old Alma who is visiting her mothers new boyfriend next door. The grown-ups go out to have a good time, leaving Alma to her own devices – alone with her ailing pet guinea pig. Alma desperately needs the 549 Danish kroner it costs to take her pet to the vet, and when she spots the helpless, wheelchair-ridden Walter, she sees her chance to make some quick cash.Unexpectedly, however, their encounter turns out to be a very special one – and one neither of them will ever forget...