Minor Mishaps is the story of a family in which relations are put to the test after the matriarch dies. It is a collective tale in which we follow the lives of the four main characters: John, the father, who has a serious heart condition but risks his life by sticking to his job as a hospital porter; Tom, his son, who is in the process of losing his wife and children because his career as a building contractor overshadows everything else; Eva, the older daughter, trying to make her way as an artist but scared stiff whenever she faces a blank canvas; and Marianne, the younger daughter, who gets a new job running a staff canteen and then initiates an affair with a colleague. All four try to find themselves and one another, and all four learn that a family isn’t something you choose, but something you’re born into.