The story unfolds with a young boy's tumultuous adolescence within a disintegrating family in the 1970s. After his poet mother suffers a series of nervous breakdowns due to her husband's infidelity and her own unfulfilled ambitions, she seeks the counsel of an unconventional psychiatrist. This leads to an even more unconventional life for her son when he is thrust into the psychiatrist's eccentric household. Here, the boundaries of traditional parenting and psychological therapy blur, as he becomes a pawn in the adults' complex lives and relationships.

Amidst the chaos, the boy attempts to navigate his teenage years, searching for a sense of normalcy and stability. His journey is marked by bizarre experiences and relationships, particularly within the psychiatrist's unconventional family, where rules and roles are ambiguous. Through his eyes, we explore themes of family, mental health, and the search for identity against a backdrop of 1970s cultural and social upheaval. The film examines the impact of adult decisions on the innocence of youth, challenging the conventional notions of family and love.