Totally True Love

At the start of the school year, ten-year-old Anne stands out by dressing like a soldier rather than a princess, shaping how she reads the world. Her best friend Beate embodies warmth, curiosity, and a hopeful belief in love, anchoring Anne as they navigate rumors and growing feelings. The town's quiet routines are flavored by whispers about romance and what it means to grow up.

The town's long-buried rumor about Helga returns with new intensity as jealousy around a boy named Lucas sparks her disappearance after a fateful hair-cut incident. Tales claim Helga's father buried her body inside a wall of a house later occupied by Jørgen, feeding superstition and fear. Ole even claims to have seen Helga's spirit, deepening the atmosphere of rumor.

Beate uses her social savvy to pull back Ellen's secrets, while Anne quietly steps into Ellen's orbit to study the crowd's dynamics. They hope to separate rumor from reality, testing how far gossip can twist friendships. The plan marks the shift from gossip to investigation.

While exploring, Anne becomes drawn to Jørgen after discovering his photo album, which reveals a gentler side behind a shy exterior. Her feelings begin to shift as she imagines him as a potential partner, complicating the rivalries around Ellen. The discovery adds a personal layer to the social game.

Anne dares to write a letter to Ellen as if it came from Jørgen, inviting romance and testing Ellen's control of the narrative. Ellen replies, but the letter never reaches its intended recipient due to a tangle of mischief and miscommunication. The ruse reveals how easily perceptions can be manipulated among classmates.

Jørgen invites Anne to ride beside him during a field bike race, turning the event into a stage for competitive flirtation. Ellen's jealousy complicates the moment and raises the stakes for everyone involved. The race becomes a microcosm of the shifting affections within the trio.

At a school event, Anne plants a love letter in Jørgen's bag and asks Elinar to become Beate's boyfriend, heightening the competition among the group. Elinar agrees, intensifying the social knot and setting up further conflicts over who likes whom. The event shows how plans to win love can backfire in a tight-knit class.

Ellen's plan to learn more about Anne's diary escalates as she digs for personal revelations that could reshape status. The diary becomes a weapon, exposing private feelings to peers and amplifying tensions. Anne's secrets threaten to destabilize the fragile balance in their circle.

A charged birthday party brings truths to light through a game of truth or dare. Knut confesses a crush on Ellen, Elinar reveals Beate's name as the one she admires, and Anne, chosen for a dare, kisses Jørgen, heightening the love triangle. Ellen presses Anne about the diary as Beate hints at the diary's secrets.

Back home, Anne confronts Ellen and, in a impulsive moment, cuts Ellen's hair, an act that echoes the town's old tale of Helga. Jørgen witnesses the act, and Ole's memory of Helga's spirit resurfaces, pushing Anne to confront the fear behind the rumor. Her mother reminds her that mistakes do not define who she is, anchoring her in empathy.

Anne reconciles with Beate as Beate's grandmother offers perspective that the past can shape but does not define a person. Anne goes to Jørgen's house to seek forgiveness and discovers the rumored wall no longer hides a body. The revelation reframes Helga's fate as a saved life and shifts ownership of the story away from tragedy.

Beate's grandmother reframes the town's history, turning Helga's fate from grim fable into resilience. Ellen ends up dating Knut, signaling a new social balance in the school and a kinder culture around love. Anne reflects on love's reality at age ten, recognizing its power when guided by kindness and responsibility.