 The Popes are a family who haven t been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government s Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Today, their eldest son wants a life of his own although he is aware that would mean that his parents would either get caught or he will never see them again.