There was once a young man named Gilbert Grape, who lived somewhere and yet nowhere. He dreamed of freedom and the wide world beyond his horizon. But Gilbert had a small obstacle - his family! Father Gilbert Grape has left a heavy burden, as he left his own life: 250 kg than his mother, who has left for seven summers, neither house nor bed. Then there's the 17 year-old, mentally handicapped brother Arnie holding Gilbert and the local police constantly on their toes, and the predicted life expectancy at birth has already exceeded 250 percent - no end in sight. Not to mention Gilbert's two difficult sisters who want to be fed yet. Only when the young survivor Becky shows up, Gilbert learns that somewhere nowhere, and everywhere is somewhere ...