David is a successful city trader in London who is relentlessly focused on work. Beneath the confident facade, he is trapped by memories of the past and hostile to anyone who dares to help. Flashbacks reveal a childhood in South Africa at the mercy of an inadequate bully of a father Donald and an ineffectual mother Joanne. The physical and sexual abuse he suffered threatens any chance of happiness he might have now.

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14-year-old Emily (Johanna Werner) wants to run away from home after an argument with her parents. Father Mattes (Hannes Jaenicke) suggests an unusual experiment: For one month, the children Emily and Tommy are allowed to manage the household finances and make the family decisions.