Fortysomething adolescent, Simon, has an unwelcome visitor. Talia, his lawyer ex-wife, has come to inform him that it's time to grow up and take responsibility for their teenage daughter Arwen. That, or she'll be contacting the Child Support Agency. Which leaves him only a week to seduce his brand new lodger, Isabel. And Arwen is supposed to be having her room. Then there's the usual problem of Krystof, Mr. Morality, kicking off about it all. Only disaster can result. It does.
Director Cameo: [Lasse Hallström] sitting in the background on a park bench when the DJ is interviewing a man about Abba. Being in the far left part of the screen, he can only be seen in the letterbox version. In 2003, The Swedish Film Institute restored the film to its original soundtrack after the original stereo sound had been lost for years. The film was premiered in its new version on 2 December 2003, at Stockholm's Film House.