Rianne and Freek have three adopted children. They have a stable and happy family until the eldest son, Gilles (17), doubts his parents' love and sets off in search of his roots in Belgium. The family atmosphere is disrupted. Freek manages to calm the conflicts by talking, but swallows a lot of feelings. This affects his health. Rianne doesn't know whether she can keep the family together on her own.

A man from the province looks back on his graduation year, some teachers, the parental home and especially his father.

Has is a strange kid: at school he's a nice student but at home he's dominating his parents... .