Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his world begins to fall apart, he decides to find his birth parents. The hunt leads him to Portugal - in a taxi - where more surprises await him.
Den bornholmske kok Jan Borelius får på moderens dødsleje at vide, at han er adopteret. Da han finder ud af, at hans rigtige mor er den forstyrrede skuespillerinde Lilli, tager Jan til København for at finde begge sine biologiske foræl...
