It is the 1980s. Jens and his brothers live in a single-family house in Risskov, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. Here, the family's patriarch psychologist and self-appointed God, Uffe, rules the roost in his dressing gown and underwear. Changes threaten the peace when Uffe decides to write his memoirs.

Thomas plays in a band way out in the countryside of Jutland and dreams of making it big with his own songs. When an opportunity suddenly appears – a concert gig in Copenhagen – he puts everything on the line to get his friends on board.