Edel is a moving portait of a woman in the after-war-generation of Norway. A woman with a simple goal in life: To move away from home. And to do this she needs a man - and eventually: children. Edel finds a man. And has two children. And she should be happy. Life in place and perfect. Like a quiet lake in a breathtaking landscape. It is just that the quiet lake is so deep. And down there, without moving, a monster lives.