13 year old Felix cannot feel the cold. He lives a stress-filled life with his mother, where he struggles to hide her addiction from the world - especially from his best friend Anton, who comes from a classic nuclear family dynamic. As time passes, the difference between the two families becomes more and more apparent to Felix. Shame and envy cast doubt on Felix, and he begins to wonder whether he can continue to be in a friendship where cannot be honest and does not feel understood.
A middle-class family, on the surface happy and perfect, are close to disintegration due to the father's escalating alcoholism. After several years of failure and broken promises, they finally give him an ultimatum. However, they must soon recognize that the solution rests on everyone's shoulders.
A father travels through five stages of grief after discovering that his wife is having an affair. The father is portrayed by five different actors and actresses.