Far out in the countryside lives 11-year-old Jasper with his parents in a small house. Jasper, who is somewhat of a loner and a thoughtful little guy, has a single best friend - the ancient mariner, Aron, who lives down by the river. When Aron one day suddenly dies, he leaves a monstrosity of an old cupboard - and the cat Prust. Jaspers father tries in vain to find a new home for the large closet that can not be opened. But at night the cupboard opens for Jasper and there lives the bald ghost ...

It is the adult Gustav Adolf, who tells the story of the momentous day when he as a little boy with his father and mother and the whole staircase, went to the beach to enjoy the pleasures of bathing. We are in 1930s working-class neighborhood in Copenhagen. In a backyard apartment, we meet the little working-up of small Gustav Adolf (Benjamin Rothenborg Vibe) who has great respect for his father, Axel (Erik Clausen). Father has a very lively gab and is always ready to tell a story from her exciting life - often from the time he was on the big Argentine pampas.

The Krunborg family has new problems: a freshly painted house that won't dry, a tent with holes and a car that won't go anywhere and much much more.