Set in Ålesund, A Human Position is a slow-paced film that unfolds in successive tableaux, to form a complete picture of the subtle changes and events that make up one's life. It explores the persistence of memory and trauma, the definition of one's moral values, and the possibility of joy. Asta is a journalist in Ålesund who seems plunged in a melancholic state, for a reason we discover bit by bit. Her supportive girlfriend refurbishes design chairs and plays the keyboard, while their kitten wanders around the house. One day, Asta reads a story in a newspaper about an asylum-seeker who is being forcefully evicted from Norway after having lived and worked a decade in the country. Gradually, Asta becomes more involved in learning about the case, and she has to find her position - both in her work and in her personal life. This beautifully-crafted film, bathed in soft colours, is a meticulous observation of Asta's life after an unnamed trauma, and as external events invite her to reconsider her own relationship to reality. One newspaper article she reads is entitled, Confronting our social conscience, which is one of the topics of A Human Position. It's also a low-key love story, with its routines and ups-and-downs, which feels very real.
妮娜（安娜·车波夫斯卡 Anna Chipovskaya 饰）和丈夫亚历山大（阿雷克西·查多夫 Aleksei Chadov 饰）之间的感情非常要好，两个人一个拥有美丽的样貌，一个拥有丰富的学识，他们的婚姻一直都是朋友们眼中的典范。然而，当严重的财政危机击中了这个家庭后，妮娜和亚历山大开始渐行渐远，两人的婚姻出现了裂痕。 亚历山大欠了银行一大笔钱，而负责处理这笔债务的，是名叫谢尔盖（Dmitri Pevtsov 饰）的男子。虽然谢尔盖也有着自己的妻子和家庭，可是，在同妮娜相处的过程中，两人不可自持的产生了背德的感情。在这股感情的漩涡里，妮娜越陷越深。
