Sifis is fed up with the smog in central Athens and decides with his family to move to the countryside to get some fresh air. But there, he gets hit by radiation from the Chornobyl nuclear reactor leak. When he decides to return to Athens to buy supplies, the side effects of the radiation begin to take effect, and not only does his hair fall out and he becomes bald, but he also becomes a laughing stock because of a tail that grows out of his backside.

The small Greek village of Platanos (Plane Tree) buries the elderly recluse Vangelas and notifies the deceased's estranged children and grandchildren about his death. Vangela's will leaves 3 million euros to his family, but requires them to move to the village and obey certain terms in order to inherit.