Stockholm East is the love story between two strangers, bound together by a tragedy that has taken its toll on both their lives and relationships. When Johan and Anna meet at the railway station connecting Stockholm with the idyllic suburbs where they both live, they embark on a dangerous journey of passion and lies.

A middle-aged woman sits at a country road and measures the speed of the passing cars. At the same time, a teenage girl is standing with her friends and waiting outside a restaurant in the inner city. Both have a secret mission. Two parallel stories in one day.