An American adaptation to an Italian novel.
Ivan, 12, lives in a large building on the outskirts of a large city, along with a group of friends. When he returns to school from summer vacation Ivan tells a long theme, assigned by the teacher, the most amazing thing that happened to him. During the holidays, very angry with his parents, lying on the bed with his teeth grizzled, he expresses his desire for his entire family to disappear. And so the family really disappears ...