老得掉渣的迪姆出獄了，但世界對他而言還是停留在八○年代。他搞來一條不太正當的錢開夜店，還找來老姊聯手，做起生意想方設法弄錢。迪姆是個不負責任的老傢伙，醉醺醺撞掛了人。為了不搞砸夜店生意，他們的解決方法是埋掉屍體，也把迪姆的新人生攪得大亂。用Dogma手法詮釋永不嫌過時的道德是非題，在多倫多影展大放異彩。

Six animals meet at the swimming pool. The horse the pools manager is a dedicated, conscientious friend of order. Over the years the premises have become her whole world. Two wolves come to the pool to bathe. Their relationship is hard to define but one wolf constantly wields power over the other. Three mice also visit the pool, but they have a different agenda altogether.

Hur ska man leva och leva upp till egna och andras krav och förväntningar utan att förlora sig själv?

Alvar is a pensioner who hides his guilt by "constructing" fictitious memoirs. By chance he meets Miriam, a socially tone deaf and obstinate teenager, and they become friends. Their friendship deepens when they begin to inspire downhearted people with public art, and comes to a head when they themselves have to blossom.