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It's summer and Sune Anderssons family is planning a holiday in Greece. Sunes father, Rudolf is sulking because then he won't be able to go on his beloved fishing trip. But after seeing how much the Greek trip is going to cost, he comes up with a great idea: Let's go on a camping trip instead. A lot is happens during this trip and after a while Rudolf discovers that the camping trip might not be as cheat as he thought.

Children as real human individuals with the difficulties this involves. Anna and Peiter are 11 years old. Peiter's parents are divorced. Only for one week a year does he live with his father, on the same island as Anna. The children have been friends for years. But this year (because of beginning puberty?) they have difficulty in getting in real touch. Day after day they fail. - Outside a café Peiter boasts that he can do everything. Anna tells him to fetch the thing she is thinking of. He goes inside, asks a guest to rise and brings his chair to Anna. This was indeed the right thing, and this chair will re-appear in other scenes. Another day Peiter boasts that he is not afraid of being locked up in a desolate tower for a few hours. Anna closes the lock on the outside. But her parents prevent her from going out again and Peiter remained alone in the tower for the entire night. -Finally all seven days have gone and the gap that prevented full contact is still not closed. Though when time is up Peiter is permitted to stay for one more day. And during 'the eighth day' (the Swedish name of the film) they succeed.

Tindra is a rather normal girl that goes to school and plays sports. But one day changes her life: she falls in love with a boy, but it turns out that he doesn't have similar feelings for her. Later, she receives a gift: a red shirt! This shirt becomes significant for her. * Tindra looses herself to a obsessive/compulsive behavior that becomes enormously difficult to break free from. Her only way is to listen to others and try to understand what's happening. Her mother tries to help her on her way, to get her to go to school and so on, but the expectations seem to be too great. * Tindra wishes to be left alone and get the boy to love her for who she is. But there are times... when one must let go of what one may think is precious.