Twenty years of family idyll are shattered in an instant when Victor calls his wife's housework "simple." In response, Vera, who abandoned her legal career for her family, goes on strike and flies to the Maldives. Left alone with four children and a dog, the successful top manager quickly realizes that the chaos of family life is a challenge no business strategy can prepare him for. His confidence wanes with each new childish question and pile of unwashed dishes.