Free spirited Heidi faces forces beyond her years to protect her Grandfather and the alpine wilderness she loves from a ruthless businessman and the hungry jaws of his new saw mill.

To celebrate a lifelong marriage, Gerda and Kristoffer travel to Rome to relive the city where Gerda was once an aspiring art student. When they run into her former teacher and lover Johannes, Gerda is reminded of the life she used to live, and Kristoffer is sidelined while Gerda wanders the streets of the Eternal City in search of her long-lost youth.