Patrik 1.5

Göran has always wanted to become a father. Now he has married Sven and they have been cleared for adoption by the Swedish authorities. The problem is that no country seems willing to give a child to a homosexual couple, but Göran doesn’t give up the dream to have what so many others take for granted, a real family.

One day Göran and Sven receive a letter with an offer from the social services to take
care of "Patrik 1,5". A Swedish child who needs a new family. They happily accept the offer, and they buy a pram and they decorate the nursery. But the day little Patrik is expected a lanky teenager rings their door-bell. He says his name is Patrik and that he has
come to live there.

They realize, horror-struck, that their little Patrik has been mistaken for a criminal teenager, who in addition hates gay people.

They try to get in contact with the social services to put things right, but it’s the weekend
and no responsible person is there. They just have to put up with the teenager, until the misunderstanding is discovered. Patrik dislikes the situation as much as they do, and he shows very clearly that he’s disgusted by their presence so close to him.

One conflict after another rise between Sven and Patrik, but at the same time the relation between Göran and Patriks gets better. Patrik realizes that he knows quite a lot about gardening after some time at a juvenile home, and he offers to help in the garden for a consideration. Thanks to this Göran and Patrik get closer to each other, and Sven feels out of it.

After the weekend they go back to the social services office again. Finally everything
will be set right. But the meeting is a shock. It turns out that there’s been a mistake at the transcription of the offer, a comma was misplaced and "Patrik, 15" has become
"Patrik 1,5". The little boy of a year and a half, that Göran so longed for doesn’t exist, only in his dreams.

Göran is devastated but decides anyway to let Patrik stay with them, until the social services find a new family for him. Sven can’t handle the situation and he leaves the house and Göran alone in his grief. When Sven returns, a few days later, Göran doesn’t want to live with him again. After all that has happened, Göran has become sceptical about their relation.

Göran and Patrik keep getting closer to one another, and when the day comes, when Patrik is offered a new family, Göran is no longer sure about how he wants to live his life.