Old Helge Block catches hardly any fish, but lives happily in his fisherman’s hut on the outskirts of the village with his beloved son Jonas. He can make even the most paltry catch seem so exciting that a humble herring becomes a veritable feast. Helge, with his blissful smile, can make all kinds of adversity seem harmless. But one night he sets out to make a dream come true. He wants to get “the silver from the heavens” for his son – and never comes back. Jonas Block is so grief-stricken that he almost loses sight of all his dreams. Then, where the sky and the sea meet, a miracle happens.