Usual Children, The

On Christmas Eve, when his wife sends him upstairs to put an end to his children's fighting, Dad figures he'll tell a brief story that teaches them a lesson, and be back downstairs in five minutes. Things don't work out quite according to plan, however, when his children, Scoop and Hela, take over the telling of the story, using it as a new battleground. Drawn into the unreal world, Dad attempts to impose order, to no avail. Soon, as the story twists and turns, the whole Family is involved; everyone, including Mum, has a part to play in a world of renegade colonels, charging horsemen, laser battles, and an elf in a miniature village. Both parents’ efforts to reconcile the children fail, and they must rely on the story itself, and the imagination and good nature of their children to impart the lesson. Will Scoop and Hela learn to work together in time to solve their problems, and give the story a happy ending? (official distributor synopsis)