In 1912 a train station agent in a Norwegian town see his wife dying during birth of a daughter. Little Eva is covered in fair hair all over her body. Shameful he tries to hide her, until it's revealed.
Eva Arctander is born with hypertrichosis, meaning that she is covered from head to toe with fine blonde hair. Her father is so ashamed of her that he hides her away from the world in their apartment. However, Eva’s nanny fights for her right to be treated like everyone else.