Andersson uses his trademark tableaux and unconventional actors to examine the myths surrounding the AIDS epidemic. Originally funded by the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare, the project was nearly terminated when the Board couldn’t accept Andersson’s unforgivingly bleak worldview.

An average man discusses his average life including his work as a real estate agent and his relationship with his father, eventually revealing secrets that cause his world to literally crumble. As he did in Songs from the Second Floor, Andersson creates meticulous compositions to reflect his character’s troubled emotional state.