Middle-aged perfectionist Virve has made sure that her mother's 80th anniversary party goes exactly as planned, but suddenly her niece Silvia appears at the party with a surprise guest.

Jane is a young upcoming artist returning from her first exhibition opening from the US. While Jane plans a party to celebrate her achievements she finds that not everyone is equally happy for her success. Battling her conditioning and pressures put on her by the dominant men in her life she is challenged to choose between her career and pleasing her unappreciative partner, distrustful father and abusive uncle.