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Follows a precocious, eleven-year-old Allan, who tries desperately to keep his dysfunctional, rural family together during the social upheavals of the early seventies. Allan reveres his father, Henry, the local milkman, and cant understand why others dont feel the same way. His family life is so twisted he thinks its perfectly normal to stay awake all night dealing with his fathers hysterics and suicidal threats. Allans older brother left town several years ago, and his mother gave up long before that, relying on sleeping pills to escape Henrys tantrums. Allan then becomes obsessed with a rival family, whom he considers foolish white trash until they start taking away Henrys customers. He is frustrated that his mother doesnt take his fathers complaints seriously, and is perplexed by the increasingly rebellious and bizarre behavior of his sister, Sanne. Incapable of understanding whats going on and heavily influenced by his father, Allan commits appalling acts, unaware of their import.