 John and Siri Lill are a couple who have been together for most of their forty something years, but are yet to be married. He works for a newspaper, and is a heavy drinker. She is a respected hairdresser, working for Birger, a commom friend. John, usually, bottle-in-hand is an ace at being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Tired of John s drinking, Siri decides to leave him and move to her parents  house. John s drinking then worsens, and their apartment becomes a mess. Siri decides to return to her and John s place, and that s when the Absolute Hangover really begins with a vengeance.