As everyone in Iceland prepares for the approaching Christmas holidays, a special atmosphere takes over the country.

Anita, a troubled DI, is forced back to her hometown situated in Iceland's striking black sands. When the body of a young woman is found, everything is upended and Anita is dragged down into the dark abyss of her past.

An impulsive and unconventional politician inadvertently rises to the top of the political sphere of Iceland.