Bienvenidos a América

Ellen has just turned eleven and believes she has committed a heinous act: she has begged God for her father's death. Her greatest wish has been fulfilled, but she instead is mute in fear of the power of her thoughts. Her parents were divorced, but the visits from her alcoholic and angry father became more and more frequent. Before they had been a happy family: her mother is one of the most famous actresses in Sweden, a paragon of joy, and her father was a man... different. Ellen's brother barricades himself in her bedroom, listening to loud music and urinating in empty bottles, while their mother keeps repeating that they are "a bright family," imposing her uncompromising optimism even when a silent darkness threatens to overwhelm her. gobble them all up.