'Zombie' (Silu Seppala - Leningrad Cowboys Go America), does two things well - play bass and drink. After living on the streets of Istanbul as a down and out he returns to his native Helsinki to start a new life. He is immediately arrested and made to do his military service only to get discharged after putting turpentine in the officer's soup.

After meeting a girl, Zombie's friend Harri (Matti Pelonpaa - Leningrad Cowboys Go America), gives him a chance to play bass in his band the Mulefukkers. Can Zombie keep off the drink and concentrate on the bass?