故事发生在新年来临之夜,传说每年的这个夜晚,死神就会来到人间挑选一个罪孽深重的人来驾驶他的马车。这次被选到的是个抛妻弃子又嗜酒如命的流浪汉,在流浪汉由于自己的作风问题而即将被夺走生命时,一个孱弱的修女用基督之爱拯救了他。Simon arrives in Lund full of anticipation and ready for his life to really begin| but is quickly disappointed by law school. During a violent protest march he meets the anarchistic young woman Max and falls in love. She dazzles him with a world of excess, lies and huge risks and when he realizes the damage that's done, it's already too late to escape。