Eleven-year-old Maria loses her little brother to cancer. Her mother retreats into deep depression; her father attempts to keep the family emotionally afloat. Sent to her grandparents' home for the summer, Maria meets Jacob, also an eleven-year-old, but with a completely different attitude to life and loss - he is an outgoing, adventurous latch-key kid with wisdom way beyond his tender years. Their budding friendship helps Maria reach out to her mother so that they can mourn and heal together. 导演Torun Lian以细致敏锐的写实手法和灵活的运镜描绘出一位小女孩悲伤失落的复杂情感，让全片充满甜中带涩的深思。片首以「童画」带出片名及演职员表，极富缤纷多彩童趣般的创意，两位挑大梁的非演员Thea Sofie Rusten（Marie）与Jan Tore Kristoffersen（Jacob）更以生活化的演技精准地诠释出孩童天真易感的心思。此外，片中几个播放家庭录影带的情节，除了呈现影像与真实的辩证，仿佛也间接宣示着「电影不死」的Dogma精神。本片没有一般同颣型电影的矫揉造作，取而代之的真挚情感强化了清新健康的风貌。 Torun Lian以镜头成功地挥洒出一幅色彩鲜明的挪威风情画。
