Ten-year-old Emil lives with his dad in an apartment in Taastrup. Following the death of Emil's mother, his father struggles with the role of single parent. In an effort to deal with this lack of fatherly attention and authority, Emil has come up with a set of strange rules and secret projects.

The loss of a loved one, the grief, a risk of yellowish skin and a coffin that’s unbearably hard for Karl to open. It’s way easier to fix a broken lamp. Karl meets Torben – a partner of destiny. An absurd, humorous, and melodic meeting.