In1980'sHelsinki,acityabouttoburstwithyoungenergyandrebellion,twoyoungwritersdeterminedtoconquertheworldfallmadlyinlove.ForInka,theloveaffairputseverythinginmotion:shefindsherownvoice,publishesherfirstnovel-andbecomesasensation.TheintensityoftheirrelationshiphasadifferentaffectonJuhana,whostartstolosehisgriponwritingand,finally,life.AttheheightoftheloveaffairInkastartstosuspectthattheirmadlovemightactuallyberealmadness.