Based on the lead actor's own novel, Limpan may take itself too seriously while proposing to be a comedic satire on the nature of bureaucracy. The basic story is that "Loafie" Lindberg Allan Edwall is an alcoholic who manages to escape from his treatment center, but when he changes his mind and wants to go back, the institution does not let him in because his re-entry does not follow established rules of procedure for admissions.