Nordvest is a gangsterfilm set in the suburbs of Copenhagen. Casper (18), the oldest of 3 siblings, survives life on the streets by committing burglaries for the neighbourhood boss, Jamal. When Casper gets an offer to work for Jamal�s rival Bj�rn, he jumps at the chance for a better life, making his way into a world of drugs and prostitution. As things escalate between Bj�rn and Jamal, Casper finds himself and his family dead center of a conflict, that threatens to destroy them.