Markku built a house for his family with his own bare hands like a strong man is supposed to do. He worked hard from dawn to dusk so that his seven children would have a roof above their heads. Unfortunately, the task ended up being too much and Markku burnt out. One day, he decided to leave his family, and disappeared abroad.

30 years later. Markku now lives in that same house. He barely has contact with his children. Now, as an old man, he is still trying to fulfill his promise to himself: he wants to complete the construction of the house even if his family is long gone.

The filmmaker travels to his childhood home to face his father, who he never got to know properly. Together they build a steel gate in front of the unfinished house while simultaneously trying to build a relationship with each other.