This film about the special friendship between Tom (Johnny de Mol) and Lukas (Dragan Bakema) starts when Tom hears that he has only three months left to live. The resistance of the two humorous boys against death leads to various light-hearted and absurd situations. As Tom's health rapidly declines, Lukas decides to tell their story. In ribbons the episodes he finds important drift by. The right title is easily found: A Complicated Story, Simply Told.