A Syrian refugee (Kahlid) arrives in Helsinki by accident (falls asleep in a coal ship from germany) and gets taken in by a businessman retiring to run a restaurant. He goes through the process of seeking asylum whilst hoping to find his sister whom he lost on the journey across Europe when a border closed with them on different sides.

In parallel a travelling shirt salesman walks out on his alcoholic wife and sells his business gambling the proceeds at a poker table where he wins big and fullfills his dream of buying a restaurant.

With the restaurant struggling he finds Kahlid sleeping in the yard having been denied asylum and takes hi in as a helper.

Life continues through ups and downs