A small town detective investigates into a Sociology professor when a mutilated body is found and women have gone missing from his class.

　　瑞典的数百名难民儿童面临被驱逐出境的危险，他们饱受放弃求生综合征的折磨，开始逃避现实并陷入一种昏迷般的状态，仿佛被冻结了数月甚至数年。《放弃求生》让观众了解这些患儿父母的痛苦，以及他们如何努力照顾生病的孩子。