A hushed, poetic film that looks at the Scandinavian state of mind during the dark months, with a gentle smile. Masterfully, this documentary sketches an almost sociological portrait of Swedes and their dealing with the drizzly winter period. The complexity and oddities of daily life go on, but in an atmosphere of everyday humour and gloominess. Ollson focuses on the increase of warmth, intimacy and humanity when everything turns cold and murky, and submerges us completely into the magical atmosphere of a real winter tale.