Frank Tagliano ("Teven Van Zandt") is a former New York thug who joined the witness protection program after testifying in a trial in the United States. After watching the Winter Olympics in 1994, he was attracted by this place and moved to Lillehammer, Norway. The transition from a feared and respected gang in New York to an unemployed immigrant in Norway is not simple. Frank soon realized that in order to succeed in this Norwegian rural society, he had to follow his own old path.