Elisabeth tires of her husband, so she packs her bags, takes her children and goes off to her brother, Göran. The year is 1975. Elisabeth is a fairly ordinary housewife from the suburbs, but Göran is a little different. He lives in a commune and that's where Elisabeth arrives with her children - to a chaotic house inhabited with long-haired people who discuss politics, have free sex, grow vegetables and drink lots of red wine. The collision of these two separate worlds sets off a drama that will change all their lives.