A terrifying drama about what might happen in a disaster situation. An airplane loaded with bacteriological weapons crashes in the south of Sweden, causing an epidemic.
Katja and Emil is a young couple living and having a good time together. Emil is meditating, writing and drawing, often absorbed in his own fantasies. Katja is working, single mom with a structured life. She is attracted to Emil's sense for fantasy, trying to reach into it. When Emil leaves for a six month hitch hike tour, Katja stays at home. Each of them is now on their own to make new acquaintances and experiences.
The princess of Illyria, who has rejected all the fine suitors who have proposed to her, begins to take an interest in a gypsy who wanders around near the castle and who is in fact none other than the prince of Denmark with his friend, Kasper Røghat. The prince entices her with his magical toys, a rattle and a copper kettle, the price being a kiss and a night in the princess's chamber. Casper the Dwarf makes sure that the king is informed of the 'affair', and the princess is thrown out by her father.
