The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the young son decides to take matters into his own hands. In a panic, the wife and son both believe the man is dead and dump him on a roadside. The man survives, however, and returns home weeks later confined to a wheelchair probably for the rest of his life. How will each member in the family cope with this new situation?

Hem ljuva hem utspelar sig i en vanlig svensk småstad där en mor och hennes 13-årige sån lever i ständig skräck för fadern som kräver total kontroll över familjen. Så en dag inträffar något som för evigt förändrar familjemedlemmarnas liv…