三名来自不同行业的女性被神秘带走。侦探们努力寻找其中的联系，因为这些女性似乎消失得无影无踪。随着时间的推移，这些女性形成了一种不太可能的联系，成为她们生存的关键。

SetinÅlesund,AHumanPositionisaslow-pacedfilmthatunfoldsinsuccessivetableaux,toformacompletepictureofthesubtlechangesandeventsthatmakeupone'slife.Itexploresthepersistenceofmemoryandtrauma,thedefinitionofone'smoralvalues,andthepossibilityofjoy.　　AstaisajournalistinÅlesundwhoseemsplungedinamelancholicstate,forareasonwediscoverbitbybit.Hersupportivegirlfriendrefurbishesdesignchairsandplaysthekeyboard,whiletheirkittenwandersaroundthehouse.Oneday,Astareadsastoryinanewspaperaboutanasylum-seekerwhoisbeingforcefullyevictedfromNorwayafterhavinglivedandworkedadecadeinthecountry.Gradually,Astabecomesmoreinvolvedinlearningaboutthecase,andshehastofindherposition-bothinherworkandinherpersonallife.　　Thisbeautifully-craftedfilm,bathedinsoftcolours,isameticulousobservationofAsta'slifeafteranunnamedtrauma,andasexternaleventsinvitehertoreconsiderherownrelationshiptoreality.Onenewspaperarticleshereadsisentitled,"Confrontingoursocialconscience",whichisoneofthetopicsofAHumanPosition.It'salsoalow-keylovestory,withitsroutinesandups-and-downs,whichfeelsveryreal.

1876年，一对母女独自在一个偏远的牧场上，与一群残忍的亡命之徒为生存而战。