Ibrahim, a young German of Turkish descent, leads a double life, living with his tradition-bound family and spending his days looking for a respectable job. But outside his parent's apartment, Ibo (as he's called by his family and friends) is a confident gay man who works in a sex shop and is on the hunt for Mr. Right.
Elma, a young writer, gets dumped by her girlfriend. Along her path to recovery, she sets out on a spiritual, physical, and meta-physical odyssey throughout the Swedish countryside. She encounters a number of equally wandering souls, longing for some company on the roads, while the past, present and future of Sweden slowly unravels. —Sao Paulo Film Festival Catalogue
Art House meets Film Noir. A young policeman struggles with his conscience and the constant fear of being discovered to have committed the murder he is about to investigate. A fatal car accident one night for which he alone is responsible puts even more pressure on him. What should he do? Admit to it or suppress the guilt? Where to turn? Memories of a Lake takes place on the borderline where the realm of the subconscious meets the world of everyday reality.