En Suède, au début du 20e siècle, un ado de la classe ouvrière quitte le monde de l'enfance, contraint de travailler pour nourrir sa famille quand son père tombe malade.
A lonely nightwatchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and takes her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...