A bitterly satirical exposé of the depths of ideologically blinded dropouts, who, as father and mother, each try to convince their daughter of their worldview. But they don't realize that they are already being manipulated by their daughters, gradually becoming bourgeois. "The Hippunks" is a satirical family comedy about intelligence, political madness, and the question of how to find one's own way in a world full of extremes.

SYNOPSIS:

The twelve-year-old highly gifted MATHILDA HIPPUNK is a marvel of discipline, logic, and a conservative love of order - a child who prefers reading Kant to watching cartoons and avoids chaos like other children avoid broccoli. But her biggest problem isn't school, but her chaotic parents. Her home is a battleground between two worlds that couldn't be more different.

On one side is her perpetually drunk father, ROCCO, an aging, down-and-out punk who still believes anarchy is just a beer away. On the other is her out-of-touch mother, LUNA, a constantly stoned hippie soul who sees the solution to all problems in incense, singing bowls, and cosmic energy. Amidst the haze of beer and clouds of marijuana smoke, Mathilda tries to get her life in order - and fails daily due to her parents' incompetence.

When the youth welfare office announces its intention to assess the parents' ability to raise a child legally, Mathilda sees her chance: she wants to prove that she leads a perfectly normal life despite her disastrous parents. But to do so, she has to accomplish the impossible - get her parents to act like responsible adults for a week. What ensues is a ludicrous chain reaction of anarchy, flower power, and complete parenting failures.

THE HIPPUNKS - HOW DID I END UP WITH THESE PARENTS?