Five men, five stories. Varying greatly in stylistic approach, their narratives are connected through the director’s ability to incisively comment on the difficult situations faced by the feckless young men: finally leaving your parents’ home and starting to live your own life isn’t always that simple… With a flair for irony and the absurd, Daan Bakker creates fictional worlds for his heroes that are grim and complicated, and often necessitate extreme solutions. Koen lives in a primitive, two-dimensional, stereotypical space, but his yearly meeting with his family isn’t any easier for him than it is for Jef, who must deal with the demands made by his girlfriend’s parents. With the help of a time machine, Kjell decides to rid himself of childhood traumas, but the results are debatable – just as they are for Stefaan, who searches for places that played a crucial role in his life in a labyrinth of wide-angle shots. Facing huge obstacles, the down-and-out protagonists serve as a charitable metaphor for all social losers who perceive the real world as incredibly complicated, just like the world Karel returns home to – after being abducted by aliens.