Crossing Lines

Denmark, in the near future. One year after a major bomb attack in Copenhagen, political radicalization has intensified and ethnic tensions are increasing. As next year's parliamentary elections approach, in which nationalist leader Martin Nordahl hopes for a landslide victory, Zakaria becomes involved in a radical organization, where he befriends Ali.

When Saddam Hussein is captured, Malik's family moves back to Iraq from Sweden. Upon arriving Malik starts experiencing the same feeling of foreignness as he did in Sweden. What is home? What does it feel like, what does it mean to belong.

Soufian is the former Thai boxing world champion and he still enjoys some respect on the street. But ever since his father died, he has been unable to motivate himself. Now he works at a welder’s workshop and makes sure his mom and little brother Elias are fed and clothed. Times are changing and there is new blood on the street. And Soufian can’t rest on past glories.

Amna is plagued by sleep paralysis and has difficulty concentrating. She lives with her family, who are orthodox Muslims, but are themselves in doubt about their faith. She takes off her veil when she is at the University of Odense, while she and her mother in the mosque follow the family's religious traditions.

Gabriel has fought his way out of crime and got his life back on track. But now that their father is dead, Gabriel feels he has a greater responsibility for his little brother, Alex. When Gabriel realizes that Alex has fallen into the wrong crowd, he does everything he can to get him out of that environment. His former mentor Kian (Roland Møller) tries to guide him in saving Alex in a loving and educational way. Despite his best intentions, Gabriel's violent reaction has disastrous consequences for the relationship between the two brothers.