The Iversen family is on the verge of bankruptcy. When all the family members are fired from their jobs, one after another, when most of the furniture is confiscated , the telephone blocked...
Mr. Gyldenkål has an aversion to work and thus cons foreign tourists. He applies for social welfare but unfortunately gets a job. He decides to run at the municipal election with the motto: The less you know about politics the better.
Newly married to a sexually perverted German millionaire, Siv submits herself to endless degradation before discovering that her husband harbors a diabolical secret.