The film begins with a secretly slaughtered sheep, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of a family. Here, the great-grandmother stirs the blood for the sausages, the great-uncle sleeps for fifteen years, and the grandmother steals roof tiles at night. Finally, the great-granddaughter Alma stands, piecing together the fragments of her family history – from the meager daily life on a North Sea farm, through the post-war rebirth, to the present day, where Alma is the youngest and only remaining member of the family.