Denmark,inanot-too-distantfuture.Therisingwaterlevelscannolongerbeignoredandthecountryneedstobeevacuated.Aspeopledisperseinalldirections,theymustbidfarewelltowhattheylove,whattheyknow,andwhotheyare.Slowlybutsteadily,everythingisdifferent.Allpropertybecomesworthless,allfortuneschange,andluckfavoursonlyafew.Thosewhocanaffordittraveltoaffluentcountrieswhilethelesswell-offdependongovernment-fundedrelocationtomorechallengingdestinations.Families,friends,andlovedonesareseparated.Somewillbeovercomebyhatredanddivisionwhileotherswillnurtureloveandfosternewbeginnings.AgainstthisbackdropwemeetLaura,ahighschoolstudentinloveforthefirsttimeandonthecuspofgraduation.Whennewsoftheevacuationbreaks,thecourseofLauraandherfamily'slivesarechangedforever,andLauraisforcedintotheimpossibledilemmaofchoosingbetweenthethreepeopleshelovesthemost.
