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On November 30th (the date when King Karl XII died) there will usually be demonstrations by hyper-national and neo-Nazi groups, and also democratic counter demonstrations. The plot of "West Side Story" is transferred to the Stockholmian suburb Alby where many immigrants live. But the film is no plagiarism, in particular no so because many scenes have the intensive character of live transmission. The boy (Adam) belongs to a Nazi group whose racial attitude is foremost directed against immigrants with 'wrong' colour of hair or skin. The girl (Julia) belongs to a family of political fugitives from Peru. Adam and Julia immediately fall in great and reciprocal love, and there are highly emotional love scenes. Therefore Adam breaks with his group. But when his best friend is killed by Julia's brother, he kills the brother. In turn the couple is hunted by the police and Julia's relatives. Both Adam and Julia are finally murdered. The film takes no step toward reconciliation.

A trio of friends, two jailbirds and a suburban girl from Stockholm, heads out in search of the big score. They may not be the best suited to succeed.

By chance Erik meets Viivi, an Estonian violinist playing in the Stockholm subway. They start an intense romance. Erik's mother dislikes the relationship, not having forgotten her escape from Estonia during the war. She reveals facts from the past and Erik finds out that his Swedish father adopted him. His real father was an Estonian nazi. Viivi has grown up in communist Estonia where her father was a party member and worked for the KGB. Upset by Erik's mothers reaction Viivi returns to Estonia. Erik decides to follow and learn more about his real father and his Estonian family. Erik and Viivi's love is put to the test when they meet again. Their fathers were childhood friends, but fought on opposite sides in the war. Will the past destroy the future of Erik and Viivi?

Peter and his friend Göran are both students, aged 21. Eight years ago Peter had a girlfriend, Ellinor, whom he has not seen since. One day he gets an invitation to Ellinor's marriage. After a brief meeting Peter decides that he must use any means possible to stop Ellinor from marrying her boring yuppie boyfriend.

Peter is out jogging one night and manage to prevent a girl getting raped.

Christer lives in a small town, a recently divorced taxi driver and church-yard attendant. But then a young couple arrives, Marie and Erik, and Christer starts a new life. He finds the mysterious Marie totally bewitching.

A young woman steals a taxi when the driver is helping a passenger into a house. When she stops at a hot dog stand, the taxi is hijacked by a gunman.