A large family crams into a three-room flat in a drab suburb.Twelve people ,soon joined,out of the blue, by the prodigal son, released from jail.To make matters worse,the TV set, then the sofa and finally the refrigerator vanish into thin air.Neverthelesss, life goes on, with mom's nervous breakdowns , dad's absences;The daughter, Julie, an abandoned social worker,is always sobbing; her sister, rehearsing the "Hebrew slaves chorus" is eagerly waiting for her drafted fiancee.