Autumn 1978 in suburban Sweden. Everything seems to be fine with the middle class Bendrick family with their two teenage children and a younger son, until the mother starts seeing her first love again after 20 years. Just like their badly built house, the family façade starts slowly crumbling into pieces. The daughter, 15, finds her first love, and the boys too are puzzled by their own questions around adolescence and sexuality. The father tries to keep up a happy face, while the youngest son is the first and the most sensitive to realize how the family is heading towards a disaster.

Familjen Bendricks bor i villa, har två bilar i garaget och en liten motorbåt i den närbelägna sjön. På ytan är allt som det ska. Men tittar man närmare på familjen, ser man hur den långsamt håller på att spricka sönder.