Andreas Winkelman (Max von Sydow) hat sich freiwillig in die Einsamkeit einer Schäreninsel zurückgezogen, seit seine Frau ihn verlassen hat. ###>Andreas Winkelman (Max von Sydow) has deliberately sought out the seclusion of an isolated island since his wife left him. Anna Fromm (Liv Ullmann), too, is alone after her husband (also named Andreas) and her son were killed in a car accident while Anna was driving.