A group of talented and famous Scandinavian painters gather at Skagen, Denmark's remote, northernmost cape, at the end of the 19th century.

Offering light and freedom, thundering seas and a brilliant sun, the artists come to Skagen with an unquenchable lust for life. Soren Kroyer, the most famous and beloved of the painters, is their natural leader, and his Mozart-like brilliance inspires them to create their best work. His wife Marie is considered the most beautiful woman in Denmark.

But Soren has a dark secret in his past - his mother suffered from mental illness, and he knows it's only a matter of time before he succumbs to madness as well.

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