Teenager Jan-Erik meets the lonely Bertha, a woman struggling with alcoholism and they begin a relationship. When her partner, Jan-Erik's teacher, learns of the affair, he begins to torture his student and Bertha psychologically.

Teenager Jan-Erik meets the lonely Bertha, a woman struggling with alcoholism and they begin a relationship. When her partner, Jan-Erik's teacher, learns of the affair, he begins to torture his student and Bertha psychologically.